The 133 cardinals had resumed voting in the morning, after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences. On Wednesday evening, black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

The claims come as Pope Leo is desperately trying to clean up the Catholic Church’s reputation after years of scandal.

The cardinals have been sworn to secrecy in the centuries-old ritual to elect a new leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church. To become pope, a cardinal needs a two-thirds majority, or 89 ...

The Vatican is facing explosive allegations that it may have secretly used a special tool to change details on bank transfers after they were sent.

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.” Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, center, takes part in the procession carrying the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state ...

Bishops named by the pope to the office of "cardinal" can, if under 80 years old, vote to elect a new pope. Some cardinals, but by no means all, serve in the papal Curia in Rome.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general congregations — the last of which was Tuesday (May 6).

Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

There are still two more votes possible later in the day. The 133 cardinals had resumed voting in the morning, after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.