The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Whether chomping on local fare such as pasta carbonara or veal cutlets wrapped in ham, Catholic cardinals, who are meeting in ...

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

CNBC's Megan Cassella joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to tallk the latest from the Federal Reserve. Lawmakers give their final ...

By Jason Horowitz Reporting from Vatican City Even before Pope Francis was entombed in a Rome basilica on Saturday, conservative cardinals who felt his pontificate was a divisive disaster that ...

The exact number varies, but there are currently 135 cardinal electors eligible to convene at the Vatican from around the world to choose the successor to Pope Francis. At least one, Italian ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...