The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

When the papal conclave begins on Wednesday (May 7), the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will enter a cloistered world ...

The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What will that mean for the election of his successor?