The upcoming conclave will be directed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the next eligible most senior cardinal bishop and the Vatican’s secretary of state.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

Following tradition, the cardinals will celebrate a “Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff” in St. Peter’s Basilica on ...

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 on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

During the meeting, approximately 20 cardinals delivered addresses on “themes of particular relevance for the future of the ...

In this report, as in a previous headline and summary, we misstate the name of the Treefort Music Fest as the Treefort Music Festival.

The Indiana Jones Secret of Secrets safe is found around the back of the Sistine Chapel, shown on the map above. In the room with the safe you'll find a note explaining that Father Nicoletti found ...

The gaze of those who enter the Sistine Chapel through the ceremonial door – the east door of the building, the one through which popes, cardinals and their retinue have always made their entrance, ...