One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

As the Vatican prepares to elect a successor to Pope Francis, cardinals from around the world are set to begin the secretive, ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

VATICAN— The conclave that will elect the next pope is steeped in rules developed over the course of centuries. Given the ...

With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

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 ...

The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass attended by all voting cardinals in St Peter’s Basilica at 9am BST ...

The senior cardinal of the conclave will first appear on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, and will announce ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...

As 133 cardinals who are eligible to vote prepare to take part in the conclave on Wednesday, wealthy MAGA Catholics have ...