Papal Conclave 2025 begins May 7 as 133 cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope after Pope Francis's ...

The College of Cardinals gathered on Tuesday in the Vatican for the final meeting before the conclave to elect a new pope ...

For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...

Some cardinals are looking for a new pope who will continue with Pope Francis' push for a more welcoming Church, while others ...

The first smoke signal from the papal conclave will come from the Sistine Chapel "not before 7pm" on Wednesday, Holy See ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Vatican gendarmes and plainclothes Swiss Guards will escort buses that will take cardinals between the residence and the ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.