With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday.

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

All 135 cardinals who are under the age of 80 and have not renounced the right to enter the conclave will have full voting ...

The so-called “sede vacante” stamps include an image used by the Vatican in official documents in periods between popes: two ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Catholic cardinals have acknowledged the definitive word is still out about the Vatican trial that convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu of financial crimes ...

Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming ...