The word conclave comes from the Latin for "with key", a reference to the lockdown imposed on cardinals during the process.

Cardinal Tagle, papal contender, seen as ‘Asian Pope Francis’ Tagle would be first Filipino pontiff Widely seen as wanting to continue Francis’ reforms Friends praise humour, charm, approachability ...

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

In the heart of Rome, as the Catholic Church prepares for a historic transition, Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdő leads Mass at his titular church ...

Just days before the papal conclave is set to take place, the official White House account on X posted the AI-generated image ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

Voices that could shape the conclave. The Archbishop of Bologna and president of the Italian bishops’ conference, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is a former mediator in Mozambique and a Sant’Egidio-trained ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin was the architect of a deal with China that could scupper his chances to succeed Pope Francis ...

That includes Timothy Cardinal Dolan. CBS News New York's Mary Calvi caught up with New York's archbishop near the Vatican on ...

Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula of the Archbishop of Manila, and Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan -- who will participate ...