Only one ballot was cast on the first day of the conclave. On following days, up to four ballots are cast each day. If, after ...

With Michelangelo's fresco of the Last Judgment behind him, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, master of liturgical ceremonies, closes ...

Members of the Carabinieri police force stand near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 7, 2025, the first day ...

Ranking officers of the Vatican police and the Pontifical Swiss Guard place a beaded rope and seal on a Vatican ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, presides over the Mass "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" (for ...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Last week, I promised I would consult local Church officers to reexamine the current legal ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the Catholic Church and its cardinals prepare for May’s conclave, a new study by the Pew Research ...

Final work is being carried out to transform the popemobile used by Pope Francis during his 2014 Holy Land pilgrimage ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope ...

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch once mused about what an average man of his age would answer if asked what helped him more, ...

Archbishop Diego Ravelli, master of liturgical ceremonies takes an oath of secrecy May 5, 2025, in preparation for the ...

Cardinals gather in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican for their fifth general congregation meeting April 28, 2025. (CNS ...