By Francesca Merlo On Wednesday afternoon, under the gaze of Michelangelo’s frescoes, the 133 cardinals taking part in the ...

United in prayer As the Cardinal electors cast their votes in the Sistine Chapel, Cardinal Re urged everyone to pray that the ...

The base of their so-called "choir dress" is the full-length red cassock, with 33 buttons down the front, partially covered ...

To elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority is required. For the upcoming conclave on Wednesday, 7 May, that means at least 89 ...

Both Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI were elected within two days, but the longest papal election in Church history ...

In an interview published May 5 by The Daily Nation, a leading Kenyan daily, Cardinal Njue offered a surprising explanation ...

Pope Francis "never hesitated to condemn anti-Semitism," whose words "were a shield for countless Jewish communities," and ...

But, perhaps a lesser-known and potentially more significant period was the brief time a small city just 90 minutes north of ...

By Paolo Ruffini Extra omnes. All out. It happens, in this suspended time, that everyone in the world is wondering who will ...

His role is to preserve, interpret and teach the Christian faith, as well as ensuring the unity of the Catholic Church. Head ...

As the cardinals gather in conclave beginning today, May 7, the Church and all people of goodwill are invited to pray this ...

- The ballots and any handwritten notes made by the cardinals are then destroyed, burnt in a stove in the chapel, which emits ...