There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

One of the UK’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on people to pray for himself and other cardinals as they embark on the secret voting process to elect a new pope.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

I don’t know if they’re looking for conservative, liberal, progressive, traditional, fat or thin.. I think they’re just ...

After Pope Francis' death last month, a new pope is due to be selected when the papal conclave meet to decide who will take ...

In a corner of central Rome, a family tailor shop has been hand-stitching the robes worn by the last eight popes over the ...

There has been a growing coalescence around the idea Pope Francis's work to shake up the workings of the Church should be built on - but some of his critics are not convinced.

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...