With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that could shape the future of over a billion followers worldwide. As the ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new leader at a papal conclave.

Pope Leo XIV, a well-known White Sox’s fan and leader of the Catholic Church, may also have an affinity for a popular sports franchise in the City of Brotherly Love as he smiled as he accepted a ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni ...

Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from ...

Pope Francis during the Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2024. [Tiziana FABI / AFP] The process of choosing a new Pope in the Roman Catholic Church is ...

Times have changed since then. The Sistine Chapel serves as the seat of the papal conclave since 1878 and has become a popular site for tourists, welcoming millions of visitors every year.

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history.

As hundreds of Catholic content creators descend on Rome for the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, it ...

The process of choosing a new Pope in the Roman Catholic Church is referred to as a papal conclave, which follows a highly structured and traditional set of steps. We delve into the process that ...