In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators.The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Out of the 133 cardinals eligible for election, only 18 are considered frontrunners to become the 267th Pope of the Catholic ...

The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals , the Catholic church’s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff ...

In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

On May 7, 133 cardinals from 71 countries will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Pope, in a conclave marked by ...

Extra omnes.” With these words in Latin, which mean “everybody out,” the highest-ranking officials of the Catholic Church ...

The Prophecy of Popes, a Latin-based legend, claims there will not be a 113th Pope, causing conspiracy theorists to believe ...

Time is running out and there are still many cardinals registered to speak at the pre-conclave meetings called general ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...