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05/05/2025

11th General Congregation focuses on migration, synodality, unity

05/05/2025

Officials and Conclave staff take Oath of Secrecy in Pauline Chapel

Men work on turning the popemobile into a health clinic

04/05/2025

The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza

The Sistine Chapel preparing for the 2025 Conclave

05/05/2025

The Conclave from the Middle Ages to the present day

Pope Paul VI during his journey to the Holy Land, 4-6 January 1964

05/05/2025

The fatherhood of Peter

Late Pope Francis' monthly prayer intention for the month of May 2025

05/05/2025

'Dignified working conditions for all' in the prayer intentions of the last three Popes

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The red skullcap or zucchetto worn by cardinals

01/05/2025

Upcoming conclave will be first with more than 120 Cardinal electors

The conclave set to begin on May 7 will be the first to include 133 Cardinal electors, but it is not the first time the College of Cardinals has exceeded the 120 limit.

File photo of members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors when they presented report in November 2024

05/05/2025

Pontifical safeguarding commission joins in prayer for Conclave

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors joins the Church in prayer ahead of the Conclave that begins on Wednesday, 7 May 2025.

File photo of Pope Francis with Bishop Josè Luis Mumbiela Sierra during Apostolic Visit to Kazakhstan in 2022

05/05/2025

Leader of Central Asia's Bishops: Pope Francis inspires us to transmit God's love

In an interview with Vatican News, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia, Bishop José Luis Mumbiela Sierra, remembers Pope Francis for bringing God's love to those least ...

29/04/2025

Conclave: Who will elect the next Pope?

The upcoming Conclave opening on May 7 will be less Eurocentric than it has ever been before, with over three-quarters of the 135 Cardinal electors appointed by Pope Francis, who reshaped the College ...

Films for a Jubilee of Hope

The Dicastery for Evangelization's "Jubilee is Culture" wide-ranging film programme, reviewed by Fr. Greg Apparcel CSP, highlights humanity's yearning for God.