Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian ...

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope Francis. Follow here for the latest news from the Vatican.

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

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

- The ballots and any handwritten notes made by the cardinals are then destroyed, burnt in a stove in the chapel, which emits ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

More than 130 cardinals from across the world have gathered in the Vatican to begin the process of electing a new pontiff ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

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

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...