‘Pink smoke is a cry for help that the cardinals cannot ignore,’ the Women’s Ordination Conference said. On Thursday, the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) called for greater participation of women in the Catholic Church, coinciding with the celebration of the conclave, through several events in Rome, including a pink smoke protest as a symbolic act […]

The 2025 papal conclave’s first day ended with black smoke, signaling no new pope has been elected. 133 cardinals will resume voting Thursday as 45,000 faithful await white smoke in St. Peter’s Square. Related: Solemn Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica: The Conclave to Elect the New Pope Begins Opening Day of 2025 Conclave Ends with […]

St. Peter’s Basilica hosts the Mass led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, marking the start of the conclave in which 133 cardinals will choose Francis’s successor. Related: The Ticking Clock: Anticipation Builds for the Historic Vatican Conclave From the iconic St. Peter’s Basilica in the heart of the Vatican, the Holy Mass for the election […]

Starting Wednesday, the Sistine Chapel will host a conclave in which 133 cardinals will seek the successor to Pope Francis. On Tuesday, the Bolivian bishops expressed their hope that Pope Francis’ successor will serve as a “point of unity” both within and outside the Church. RELATED: Trump and Conservatives Are Trying to Manipulate the Papal […]

Ultraconservative cardinals advocate a return to Latin Mass with ‘the priest facing away from the congregation.’ With less than 48 hours until the ceremony to select Pope Francis’s successor begins, transnational ultraconservative movements are allegedly attempting to influence the outcome of the Conclave, which will take place in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. RELATED: […]

Workers have installed two stoves and a chimney through which 133 cardinals will send up white smoke. On Monday, the Vatican press office reported that final preparations are underway in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave set to begin on May 7. RELATED: The Conclave To Begin on May 7: Vatican Spokesman Bruni Workers have […]

Over 180 cardinals decided on the date after a gathering that lasted about two hours. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that the conclave will begin on May 7 in the Sistine Chapel, following the decision made this Monday by the cardinals during the fifth general congregation. RELATED: From the village to the Cathedral: The People […]

Strict rules guide the cardinals in selecting the new Pope of the Catholic Church. If there is something that has barely changed in the Catholic Church over the decades, it is the strict ceremonial of the conclave—the vote by the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel to elect the new pope. RELATED: At Least 200,000 People […]

Pope Francis appointed 108 out of 135 cardinals who will elect his successor. On Tuesday, 60 cardinals approved the details of the procedures to follow after the death of Pope Francis during a meeting that lasted an hour and a half. RELATED: Pope Francis’ Funeral To Be Held in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday The […]

The 135 cardinals who will form the conclave lack a shared vision for the future of the Church. Despite having been mostly appointed by Pope Francis, the 135 cardinals from 71 countries who will form the conclave to elect his successor are a heterogeneous group, unfamiliar with one another and lacking a shared vision for […]