Rome welcomed all the cardinal electors entitled to participate in the upcoming conclave. Among them, a drawing took place, ...

Dietary restrictions, established in 1274, dictate simple meals to maintain focus, while cardinals may seek private dining ...

The Vatican is preparing for a historic moment: all cardinals have arrived in Rome to take part in the conclave that will ...

The Vatican is locking the doors, sealing the windows, and preparing the rooms of Casa Santa Marta, out of which will emerge ...

It’s a question that surfaces every time the world watches a papal election unfold. As the crimson-robed princes of the ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, he chose not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, ...

With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new ...

Santa Marta bis is born to host the excess cardinals. After the papal suite was cleared, which must remain sealed until the ...

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

Cardinals will gather on May 7.

I had started working on a piece on the importance of humility when the death of Pope Francis on the morning of Easter Monday ...