On May 7, 2025, the cardinal electors—those under the age of 80—will enter conclave to choose the next pope and successor to ...

Phone signal will be cut off at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) on Wednesday, an hour and a half before the cardinals are ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

The Vatican has a dual mission: to ensure the safety of the cardinals and to safeguard the strict secrecy of the process, ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.