Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Starting Wednesday, 133 cardinal electors from 71 countries are gathering in the Sistine Chapel, making this conclave the ...

The electors met for mass at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel from Wednesday afternoon.

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

Every day has a different significance and in our old traditions, every day of the week has been associated with some deity ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general ...

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

Conclaves typically span several days, with multiple rounds of voting, before a candidate secures the necessary two-thirds majority to become pope.

The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the conclave that's starting on Wednesday.

Shawn Bennett is likely to feel a little funny when the third Wednesday of the month rolls around. For the first time since 1988, he won't have a Westville Board of Education meeting to attend. In a ...