The conclave, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be held behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel. It generally ...

The Catholic Church will begin the secretive process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday. The cardinals eligible to vote will ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Paparazzi are stalking the corridors of St. Peter's Square, swarming any cardinal bold enough to walk the streets in the days before the conclave.

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

In the coming days plumes of black or white smoke will rise from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel, signaling the voting at the conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals to find Pope Francis' successor. A ...

The eyes of 1.4 billion Catholics are fixed on the Vatican City today as 132 cardinals started arriving in Rome as they ...

The conclave ends when a new pope is elected by receiving two-thirds of the votes. Here's how much time that could take.