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

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

Cardinals continued to hold congregation meetings in the Vatican on Monday ahead of the conclave later this week to elect a ...

The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have descended on the Vatican to begin the process in just days of electing a new pope.

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

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

The Vatican has announced that military jammers will block electronic communication around the Sistine Chapel during the ...

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

The image is raising eyebrows on social media, at the Vatican, from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and from Italians.

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...