VATICAN CITY -- Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

During conclave, cardinals from around the world gather in Vatican City to elect the next pope of the Catholic Church. The word “conclave” is Latin for cum clave, which means ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of ...

AND OMAHA NATIVE IS REPORTING LIVE IN THE HOLY SEE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL SHERMAN. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. HANNAH BROCKHAUS IS CATHOLIC. CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY SENIOR VATICAN CORRESPONDENT. SHE’S ...

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period. Approximately 5,000 staff working for the Roman Curia and state ...

Some kids from Chicago are hoping to meet the Pope next week. You may remember these kids from a Good News story we did this past spring about the mock conclave they held inside their classroom. Well, ...