Conclave enters day 2: All eyes on Sistine Chapel chimney

Agence France Presse 05/08/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel for their second day of…

How much does the conclave cost?

05/08/2025

Rome, Italy – Cardinals from all over the world began voting Wednesday to elect a new pope — but what’s the cost of finding a new leader for the Catholic Church? The Holy See has not disclosed…

What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope

05/08/2025

VATICAN CITY — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th…

Black smoke: Cardinals fail to elect new pope on first try

Agence France Presse 05/08/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church in their first conclave…

Conclave: History beckons as cardinals gather to elect new pope

Agence France Presse 05/07/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Some 133 cardinal…

New pope: What name he chooses can signal what’s ahead

Associated Press 05/07/2025

ROME — The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first…

Vatican white smoke: Waiting for it fires up social media

Agence France Presse 05/06/2025

Paris, France — Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church’s secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down. US President Donald Trump on…

Papal race: Cardinal David emerges as ‘dark horse’

Dexter Cabalza - Reporter / @dexcabalzaINQ 05/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — International media have reported not just one but two Filipinos as among the “papabile” or cardinals likely to be elected to succeed Pope Francis during the conclave that will start on May 7. The…

Cardinals assemble to elect new pope and set course for church

Agence France Presse 05/06/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See – All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before they gather in a conclave to elect the next…

Africans say a Black pope would be nice. But they’re not too hopeful

05/05/2025

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, though some are cautiously optimistic that Pope Francis’ successor…

Inside the secretive process to elect a pope: dinners, talk, lobbying

05/04/2025

ROME — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of dinner parties, coffee klatches and private meetings as cardinals in town to elect a successor to Pope…

Conclave starts May 7, cardinals say new pope must tackle abuse

Agence France Presse 04/29/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse as one of the key challenges facing Pope Francis’s successor.…

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