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

Cardinals gather in secret after Pope Francis's burial to elect a new leader. The world watches for smoke from the Sistine ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

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

The 2024 movie is proving a useful primer for clerics about to take part in the real thing to choose the next pope.

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting to elect the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church. The ...

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

There is no clear frontrunner to succeed the charismatic Argentine, with the cardinals representing a range of progressive and conservative traditions within the Church.

Earlier in the day, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presided over a morning Mass in St.

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

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

All those people will be sequestered to be on hand for any medical needs, and maintain the majesty and ritual appropriate ... outside the conclave, with the Vatican gendarmes overseeing the ...