Mahendra Patel, who is facing attempted kidnapping and other charges after a mother accused him of trying to grab her ...

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

Black smoke from a chimney on the roof of the chapel will mark an inconclusive vote, while white smoke and the peeling of bells will signal that the 1.4-billion member church has a new leader. The ...

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

With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision since 1914.

The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...

Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote - The Vatican has made sure that what happens in ...

Cardinals are meeting in Vatican City to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church. This follows the death of Pope Francis.

The electors met for mass at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel from Wednesday afternoon.

While the next pope is almost certainly well-known already in Vatican City, the rest of the world should prepare to be ...

Cardinals begin historic conclave to elect a new pope, with uncertainty over Francis' legacy and potential new leaders.