Everyone from cooks to translators to elevator operators took an oath of secrecy at the Vatican on Monday — under threat of automatic excommunication — to prepare for this week’s conclave.

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming May 7 conclave at the Vatican have taken an oath of secrecy to ensure the integrity of the process to elect the new pontiff. As stipulated by the apostolic ...

The 133 Catholic Cardinal electors on Wednesday, took their oath of secrecy and listened to a meditation from the former Preacher of the Papal Household. DAILY POST reports that the conclave takes ...

Canada's new foreign minister Anita Anand takes oath on Gita. Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand took oath as the new foreign minister of the Mark Carney cabinet in Canada, as Canada ...

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave have taken the oath of secrecy ahead of the election of a new Pope. The Conclave is a secret meeting where Catholic Cardinals will elect a new ...

Article II, Section 8 of the Constitution states that before the start of a presidential term, the president “shall take” the oath of office, including a promise to “preserve, protect and ...

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 ...

This afternoon, Monday, May 5, at 5:30 PM in the Pauline Chapel, all those involved in the upcoming conclave, both ecclesiastical and laypersons, will take an oath according to the apostolic ...

All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday ... the urgency of truth,” the text said. “Let no consideration ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals electing a new pope began taking an oath of secrecy Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel before being locked into the conclave, according to a live video feed from the Vatican.

The Vatican support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis, from doctors to elevator operators, took an oath of secrecy on Monday ahead of the conclave on Wednesday. The ...