The conclave- which comes from the Latin for ‘cum clave’, or ‘locked with key’ – sees 133 cardinals secluded inside the Sistine Chapel until a vote is reached. They have no phone or internet access ...

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope ...