From the very first moments of his papacy, when he addressed the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, it was clear that Pope Leo XIV would continue the path of openness set by his ...

The term conclave comes from the Latin term “con clavis”, meaning “with a key”, a reference to the tradition of locking the cardinals away until a new pope is elected.

No Pope Elected in Conclave’s First Vote. The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to ...

A nun shelters from the rain as she follows a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican ...

On July 18, the account posted a screenshot allegedly confirming it had received press credentials from the Holy See Press Office—the Vatican’s official media arm. That means Pope Crave is now ...

A nun shelters from the rain as she follows a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican ...

Who votes for a pope? Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave. They are known as the cardinal electors, and their number is 135.

Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.

A nun shelters from the rain as she follows a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican ...

The conclave elects both a pope and a head of state. While Vatican City is magnitudes smaller than the Papal State of the past, it remains a sovereign state.

A nun shelters from the rain as she follows a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican ...