Cardinals from around the world sequestered themselves in the Vatican on Wednesday as they began the secretive process of electing a new pope to succeed Francis, who died last month.

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

“They want calm and for the Vatican to cause as little heartburn as possible,” one source told The Post of cardinals voting for Pope Francis’ successor.

The Vatican is prioritizing secrecy ahead of the conclave to pick a new pope — as it has for hundreds of years — but in the digital age, that process looks a bit different ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope. "Sunday ...

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their votes without anyone receiving the required two-thirds majority.

A Conclave is a tradition held since the 1300s and occurs right inside the Vatican, and underneath where Michelangelo’s most famous frescoes cover the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Boston Archbishop Henning received a pallium from Pope Leo XIV inside the Vatican on Sunday morning. A pallium is a special liturgical vestment that took place during a mass a Saint Peter’s ...

In this special Inside the Vatican roundtable, Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle join producer, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., for a heartfelt conversation about the life, legacy and final days of a ...

Bishop Paul Tighe, the No. 2 in the Vatican’s culture and education ministry, said hosting the Giro highlights “that there is kind of an interest in the Church in the whole reality of sport.

As cardinals flock to Rome for the papal conclave to decide the next pope, a movement is underway to bring in a successor who will be more traditional than Pope Francis. A common belief among ...

It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens ...