The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Pope Francis taught the church that the magisterium finds its clarity not merely in propositions but in acts of mercy.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.

The age limit for electors was introduced by Pope Paul VI in the 1970s and was confirmed by Pope John Paul II’s 1996 ...

Fifteen cardinals taking part in the upcoming conclave are 79 years old — some making it under the cutoff just weeks before ...

A symbolic turning point for U.S. climate policy, and by extension the world, happened when President Ronald Reagan removed ...