On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

Red-robed cardinals assembled in the Vatican on Wednesday to pray, shortly before being locked in to elect a new pope to lead ...

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.

The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Lisa Lim decodes the Latin terms that will pepper the coming conclave of cardinals in Vatican City to elect a successor to ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming during the conclave to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside ...

Earlier in the day, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presided over a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica urging the voters to set aside all personal interests and ...

A conclave’s duration cannot be predicted ... which I touch with my hand.” As the oath ritual was under way, the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Monday urged cardinals ...