The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

Inside the Sistine Chapel, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo reflects on unity and leadership as cardinals prepare to elect a new Pope.

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

On May 7, the world will look on as the conclave to elect a new pope begins. This highly complex and secretive process will ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

The College of Cardinals celebrated the ninth and final Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on Sunday, May 4, the third Sunday of Easter.

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...