With the 2025 conclave set to start next week, here's a few facts and drama to know about the centuries old ritual.

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Piccoli, who starred in such classics as Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt and Luis Buñuel’s Belle de Jour, is perfect as an ...

He refuses to address the crowds in St. Peter’s Square or assume any of ... leave the Vatican and keeps the cardinals busy playing cards and volleyball. Moretti’s films are always quirky ...

Some 135 cardinal electors - those under the age of 80 - will take part and vote for the new pontiff following the death of ...