Most of the comments preceding the imminent 'extra omnes' and thus the start of the elections for the new pope have focused on the competition between progressives and conservatives. To ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

The 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church will enter the conclave on Wednesday as they begins talk to select a new Pope.

The conclave ends when a new pope is elected by receiving two-thirds of the votes. Here's how much time that could take.

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

The history of this ancient process is frequently the subject of attention as the world gets ready for the next papal ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Shortly after it was announced that Pope Francis had died, online gambling websites posted the betting favorites to replace ...

Choosing a replacement for Pope Francis is a secretive and time-tested process for the cardinal-electors in the Sistine ...