Controversial Cardinal Becciu won't join conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor The cardinal, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023 by a Vatican court of first instance, decided not to attend ...

After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But in recent days he had asserted ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

The Diocese of Phoenix remembered Pope Francis in its Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, part of a 9-day period around the world for Catholics to mourn his recent passing.  Bishop John Dolan led an ...

The passing of Pope Francis has stirred deep emotions around the world ... Based on a book by Robert Harris (Enigma, The ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

Becciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...

At 72 years of age, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the progressive Archbishop of Newark, is one of the ten cardinals from the United States that will have a vote at the conclave to elect a new pope — and ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.The cardinals will first celebrate the "Mass for the Election of the ...