Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ... Rome, indicating they have not yet agreed on a choice for the next pontiff. The ...

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who are visiting Rome this week, it's a chance to experience history.

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ROME – Witnessing history at the 2025 papal conclave in Rome was a dream come true. As a journalist passionate about culture and faith, I felt blessed to cover this extraordinary event – an ...

They held off on announcing the opening of the conclave until after his funeral on Saturday. The Vatican said more than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome on Monday.

Around four million mourners flocked to Rome for the 2005 death of John Paul II. The conclave — the meeting of cardinals to elect a new pope, usually two or three weeks after the previous ...

The word conclave has gone from meaning simply a locked room in ancient Rome to denoting the very particular process by which a new Catholic pope is elected. Like the word's definition ...

But last week, when I was in Rome, I got a new one ... with the start of the conclave, the process by which the Catholic Church’s cardinals elect a new pope. Luckily, this was my fifth ...

Here's what the conclave process looks like ... and papal funerals typically draw millions of mourners to Rome. The funeral for Pope John Paul II in 2005 drew an estimated 4 million people ...