The papal conclave: A view from Rome
Vince Gerasole reports on the scene around the Vatican and Rome, and what we can expect in the papal conclave in its second day Thursday.
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Vince Gerasole reports on the scene around the Vatican and Rome, and what we can expect in the papal conclave in its second day Thursday.
The cardinals now gathered in the Sistine Chapel come from 70 different countries. Those eligible to vote, all of them under the age of 80, will keep casting ballots until they reach a two-thirds consensus.
The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.
With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice.
With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice. Shardaa Gray reports.
Father Mark R. Francis, CSV, provincial of the Viatorians in the United States, studied with Robert Cardinal Prevost. Fr. Francis talked with Sabrina Franza on Wednesday.
The world is watching a small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, waiting for a sign that a new pope has been chosen. After the first vote of the papal conclave on Wednesday, black smoke signaled cardinals have not yet agreed on a choice for the next pontiff.
History is in the process of being made at the Vatican, where 133 cardinals are taking part in selecting the next pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The start of the papal conclave comes less than three weeks after the death of Pope Francis.
Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 conclave, they will decide.
The 2025 papal conclave in the Vatican has begun, with the first round of voting imminent and the first smoke signal - black for no new pope, white for a new pope elected - expected just a few hours from now.
Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cardinal Cupich is among the 133 cardinal electors in the Vatican preparing for the conclave to elect a new pope.
Chicago’s Archbishop Blase Cardinal Cupich is among the 133 cardinal electors in the Vatican preparing for the conclave to elect a new pope. Jermont Terry reports.
As cardinals in Rome get ready for the papal conclave, some kids in Chicago got an idea of their job ahead with a special activity Tuesday.
Final preparations are underway for the papal conclave, set to begin Wednesday in the Vatican. Cardinals held their final meeting on Tuesday before being sequestered to elect the new pope.
