All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

All 133 Catholic cardinals eligible to vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome ahead of the conclave beginning this week.

Time is running out and there are still many cardinals registered to speak at the pre-conclave meetings called general ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

They will gather in secret in the Sistine Chapel starting at 4:30 pm (1430 GMT) on Wednesday, and will keep voting until one ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

Inside the Sistine Chapel, preparations are underway for the conclave set to begin May 7, when cardinals will gather to ...

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

The chimney atop the Sistine Chapel has been installed ahead of the upcoming conclave that will elect the 267th Pope ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo reflects on unity and leadership as cardinals prepare to elect a new Pope.