The conclave that begins next week to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years for which the Vatican ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has officially withdrawn from the May 7 papal conclave under intense legal and ethical scrutiny. Once ...

Etchings from the 16th and 17th centuries aimed at Rome’s tourist market stirred up interest in the conclave’s ceremonial ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

Some hard-liners within the Catholic community are vouching for right-wing candidates like Athanasius Schneider, a bishop in ...

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday (Apr 30) as cardinals sounded ...