The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

Support staff for the cardinals who will elect Pope Francis' successor are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday before the conclave starts on Wednesday.

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

How fascinating a Conclave is. And how mysterious. One hundred and thirty-three men of God patiently await the Holy Spirit to ...

The Vatican's cardinals, along with various clerical and lay support staff, are taking an oath of secrecy prior to the ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope's election will play out in the ...

Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here is a brief glossary of ...

Catholic cardinals are meeting to elect a new pope, with no clear successor to Pope Francis yet. Prominent candidates include ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

In a handful of hours, the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Francis will begin. Here we explore the history ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

In an open letter to the cardinals who will gather Wednesday to elect the next pope, young people from around the world said ...