The ritual from which the new Pope will emerge is as fascinating as it is unpredictable. The sky of Rome once again becomes a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

With all eyes on the conclave, it's hard to miss that popes live longer and are able to work into their 80s. Here are four of ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

Today, the voting begins in the Sistine Chapel to decide the successor of Francis and the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, the group will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no contact ...

Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday morning for the last major Mass before the election of ...

The secret meeting to elect the leader of the world's Catholics is set to begin, bringing with it the intrigue of an ancient ...

Cardinals attend final Mass at St Peter's Basilica before electing next pope - The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian Cardinal ...