Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions.
The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Pope Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What will that mean for the election of his successor?
The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Pope Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What will that mean for the election of his successor?
The College of Cardinals gathers this week to elect the next pope to lead the Catholic Church. But what preparations go into setting up the rare, secretive event?
The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will begin the secretive voting process to select the next man who will lead the Roman Catholic church.
This week 133 cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to select a new pope who will lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. This will be the first papal conclave in which fewer than half the voting cardinals are European.
A group of 133 Catholic cardinals from 71 different countries are convening on Wednesday for a secretive conclave that will end with the selection of a new pope. Vatican watchers are wondering whether the next pontiff will be a reform-minded modernist, like Pope Francis himself, or a conservative tr…
More than a hundred Catholic cardinals from 70 different countries will convene for a secretive conclave on Wednesday to select a new pope. It’s not clear who will ultimately be chosen to lead the Catholic Church next.
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they will be sealed off from the world. But that doesn’t stop people trying to influence the thinking of the 133 prelates who will choose a suc…
As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.
Let the voting - and prayers - begin. One hundred and thirty-three Roman Catholic cardinals gathered for Mass on Wednesday before the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis which has now begun behind the Vatican’s walls.
The papal conclave is beginning Wednesday at the Vatican, as 133 cardinal electors undertake the solemn task of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church.
As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred tradition.WATCH: Vatican Media's LIVE coverage of the 2025 Papal Conclave The 2025 Papal ConclaveThe Vatican o…
Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals began meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. The first vote of the conclave resulted in black smoke and no new pope.
Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting for a second day to elect his successor. The first two votes of the conclave resulted in black smoke and no new pope. DW has the latest news.
