Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

The College of Cardinals continues to prepare for the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, which begins Wednesday, May 7.

With just days left before the start of the papal conclave — where a new leader of the Catholic Church will be selected — ...

The eyes of the world will be on the Vatican next week as the Papal Conclave to elect a new Pope will begin. Two American ...

Here are ten surprising and interesting facts about Papal conclaves. There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last ...

Just days before the conclave to elect the next pope, cardinals are confronting deep-rooted issues—ranging from clerical ...