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

Betting on the next pope is one of the largest non-sporting events for bookmakers. "Over £100 million is expected to be ...

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

From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names through the centuries are inextricably linked to the brilliant or ...

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

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

The Vatican press office had said May 2 that Cardinal Njue and Spanish Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, the retired ...

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

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

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

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

The day before the beginning of the Conclave, the twelfth and final General Congregation of Cardinals focuses on various ...