Simony, properly defined by the Catholic Church as the selling of ecclesiastical offices and positions, has been designated ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

Over the coming days, eyes will search for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here’s what to know.

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel ...

A conclave of as many as 250 Catholic cardinals at the Vatican produced black smoke, indicating no result, following the ...

By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 ...

As the conclave dominates conversation in Rome—from morning espresso speculation to taxi driver frustrations—tourists ...