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As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

The secret election appears wide open but here are some of the names, in alphabetical order, being talked about as possible ...

Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

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

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

As the papal conclave begins, diverse contenders from around the globe are considered, with a strong possibility of a new ...

Our guest commentary praises the work of the late Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, for bridging the divide with ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...