The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process is more than a simple ...

With recent conclaves lasting no more than two days, many expect the choice to be made on Friday or even Thursday. After morning Mass, the cardinal electors surrender their mobile phones, form a ...

How the conclave will be kept secret - The Vatican has made sure that what happens in the Sistine Chapel stays in the Sistine ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, triggering a call for the 133 cardinal electors to gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. With representatives from ...

Starting Wednesday, the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to begin choosing the next ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...