Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects, many steeped in tradition, as they elect the next pope.

Pope Leo XIV has never been accused of abuse, but has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

At the end of a pope's reign, a secret vote takes place at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome. Here is the election process for a new pope.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

Pope Leo XIV, the day after his election, decided to temporarily retain the current heads of the offices of the Roman Curia ...

And though any unmarried Catholic man under 80 can become pope, since the 14th century ... the most progressive voices within the Catholic hierarchy. He has emphasized in a inclusive approach ...