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The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various languages. The cardinals themselves will take their oath on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel, before they cast their first ballots.

An array of lay women and men are required to house and feed the cardinals. A conclave’s duration cannot be...

The Sistine Chapel is converted into a high-security zone All forms of communication are banned — no phones, computers, tablets, letters, TV, radio, or newspapers

VATICAN CITY, May 5 (Reuters) – All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome

The conclave will start behind the closed, wooden doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, with all cardinals aged under 80...

Cardinals will be on a strict diet to prevent secret messaging

In an attempt to influence cardinals and establish communication between the conclave and the outside world, messages have previously been hidden...

Cardinal Predicts Conclave will be short

ATICAN CITY, May 2 (Reuters) – If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week’s conclave,...

2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history.

The upcoming conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis will be the largest in the history of the Catholic...

Martin Scorsese to Honor Pope Francis With ‘Aldeas — A New Story’ Documentary, Featuring His Last On-Camera Interview

The legendary director is producing the project, which will also feature never-before-seen conversations between him and the late pope. Martin...

Vatican drivers, staff to swear oath of secrecy ahead of conclave

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – One by one, placing a right hand on the Book of Gospels, staff driving, cooking, cleaning...

‘Discern and order’: Cardinal calls for continuation of Pope Francis’ reform path

Cardinal Baldassare Reina urged the faithful to “discern and order” the late pontiff’s reform initiatives while acknowledging the sense of...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting May 7th.

The Italians have a saying: “When this pope dies, we shall make another.” This should not be understood as flippancy....