The Catholic Church will commence the election to choose its leader, the Pope, who is the successor of the Apostle Peter, on ...

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

He always smiled at me; he seemed more like a brother than a pope,’ he recalls of Francis while working on his successor’s ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a ...

The pope is the head of state and the ruler of the Vatican City, which is the smallest state in the world with a measure of mere 44 hectares.

Electing one of the 18 prelates from Africa would be a surprise, but would also impose an uncompromising agenda on moral issues ...

Today, cardinals will form their conclave in the Sistine Chapel, beginning a mysterious process held in the strictest secrecy ...

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

The voting process to elect the pope has its own dynamics, and understanding how it has worked over the past century provides ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next pope.

Although some historical conclaves have lasted as long as three years, they've tended to be shorter in recent years — Pope ...