The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...

How long will the conclave last? Who is eligible to become pope? And why is everything so secretive? We answer your burning ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...