Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel closed on Wednesday, signaling the beginning of the conclave in which 133 cardinals will ...

Clues as to the next pope's identity differ depending on who you talk to around the Vatican, but there's one thing people can ...

On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

The cardinals arrived inside the Sistine Chapel following a procession from the Pauline Chapel. They then sang two prayers ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

The election of the new pope is the most secretive democratic process in the world, with even its name - from the Latin 'cum ...