Secret ballots: The cardinals vote by hand, writing in the name of the man -- and it must be a baptized Roman Catholic man -- they wanted to be pope. The first vote took place Wednesday afternoon.

Secret ballots: The cardinals vote by hand, writing in the name of the man -- and it must be a baptized Roman Catholic man -- they want to be pope. One vote will take place Wednesday afternoon.

Secret ballots: The cardinals vote by hand, writing in the name of the man — and it must be a baptized Roman Catholic man — they want to be pope. One vote will take place on Wednesday afternoon.

While in theory any baptised Roman Catholic man can be elected pope, every pope since 1379 has been selected from within the Church's cardinals. Women are not allowed to become the pope ...

While any baptised Roman Catholic man can, technically, be elected pope, the Catholic Church has followed a specific system for choosing a new pontiff. For many centuries, popes have been selected ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Despite every pope since 1379 being selected from the College of Cardinals, the rules only stipulate that any baptised Roman Catholic man can technically be elected pope. Pope Francis attending ...

Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

The appointment of long-serving chancellor Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro appears to be a sign of continuity with the outgoing ...

A week into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has affirmed the Catholic Church s teachings about the sanctity of human life and ...