Pope Francis

Why Cardinals Are Banned From Eating Ravioli During the Conclave The conclave diet was not made with gourmands in mind.  Amid the voting to find Pope Francis ’ successor, the 135 Catholic cardinals sequestered in the Vatican are not exactly having meals fit for the King of Kings, or even…

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Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic Church to become a beacon to 'illuminate dark nights' and reach out those who prefer 'technology, money, success, power or pleasure' in his first mass remarks since becoming pontiff. Leo, formerly known as Robert Prevost, returned to the Sistine Chapel for the…

Black smoke billowed over the Vatican on Wednesday to signal that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority of cardinal electors to become the next pope.The big picture: White smoke is probably not far off. Most modern conclaves have typically lasted two or three days. Pope Francis was elected on…

The 133 cardinal electors due to choose a successor to late Pope Francis gathered inside the Vatican's chapel on Wednesday to begin the conclave. The 133 cardinal electors due to choose a successor to late Pope Francis gathered inside the Vatican's chapel on Wednesday to begin the secretive century's old…

MANILA, Philippines — The three Filipino cardinals participating in the papal conclave have sworn an oath ahead of the Sistine Chapel doors being locked. All 133 cardinal-electors took the oath after the recitation of the Litany of the Saints and “Veni Creator Spiritus," a hymn invoking the Holy Spirit. The…

PhilstarLIVE - Philstar.com April 9, 2025 | 1:55am MANILA, Philippines — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — a dual citizen of the United States and Peru — has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, taking up the mantle of spiritual leader to 1.4 billion Catholics around the world. His election came…

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Cardinal electors were locked inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday in a solemn act that marked the formal start of the secret conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor. The Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, Diego Ravelli, announced extra omnes – 'everybody out' in Latin – shortly after 5.45 Italian…

What happens if a cardinal is sick during the conclave? Jean-Nicholas Fievet Jean-Nicholas Fievet and Astha Rajvanshi Any cardinal electors who have made the trip to Vatican City but take ill or are too frail to make it to the Sistine Chapel can take part in voting. To facilitate that,…