Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate.

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

The cardinals will gather for the conclave starting May 7. Special TV broadcasts are planned for the start of the papal ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...