The Vatican will convene a papal conclave, in which the College of Cardinals comes together to elect the Church’s next head. The rules of the conclave, as of 22 January 2025, state that of the ...

Several of the Church’s 16 new cardinal-electors told the Register about what they hope to see, when the time comes to elect a new pope. The consistory for the creation of new cardinals takes ...

(The Conversation) — On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the church’s governance structure ...

(The Center Square) – The College of Cardinals elected a new pope Thursday, the first from America in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals for the Catholic Church during a liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica Saturday. “Jesus calls us by name; he looks us in the eye and he asks: Can I count on you?” ...

The pontiff announced after the Angelus Oct. 6 that he will add 21 men — 18 bishops and three priests — to the College of Cardinals in a consistory later this year.

The College of Cardinals traces its origins to the early centuries of the Catholic Church in Rome, evolving into its current form under Pope Nicholas II in 1059.

College of Cardinals is no longer majority-European Under Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals came closer to reflecting the global Catholic Church, a fitting legacy for the first pope from ...

Currently, of course, cardinals are made titular pastors of Church's in Rome, although some are also Cardinal-Bishops and Cardinal-Deacons. But, the Holy Father could create another class of ...

It will be Francis’ 10th consistory to create new princes of the church and the biggest infusion of voting-age cardinals into the college in Francis’ 11-year pontificate.

Since he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis has been remaking the College of Cardinals in preparation for the next conclave that will elect his successor. But in conclaves there are no guarantees ...