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 ...

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

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

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

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

In an April 29 statement, the Vatican said “the oath of the officials and attendants of the conclave will take place” May 5 ...

The Vatican says it will begin the process of selecting a new pope on May 7. Some 135 cardinals — all of them men under the ...

It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage ...

The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, ...

Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official to have been convicted, announced on Tuesday that he ...