As the Catholic Church prepares for one of its most sacred traditions, the conclave to elect a new pope will officially begin on May 7.

Speaking to us from Rome, Cardinal Dolan brings us with him into the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

Ismael Alba, propietario del renombrado restaurante Buenos Aires en el East Village, habla con The Good Newsroom sobre cómo fue cocinar para el Papa Francisco en la “parrilla sagrada” que construyó exclusivamente para cocinarle al santo padre.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan hosted a special luncheon on Sunday for 200 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of New York at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he once served as rector.

The Vatican Museums announced that the Sistine Chapel would be closed to visitors beginning April 28 to allow preparations for the conclave to begin.