With representation from more than 50 countries, the college of cardinals has the most global composition than ever before.

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Here's a closer look at the names generating the most buzz..Next pope, possible candidates, papal conclave, papabili ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...

Discussions around the next Pope are heating up. One hundred and 35 cardinals will soon be locked in the Sistine Chapel to vote on his successor in secret ...

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

The tomb of Pope Francis has opened in St. Mary Major Basilica, allowing visitors to pay their respects to the late leader of ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Recap our coverage from Pope Francis's funeral as world leaders gather in Rome. Francis died on Easter Monday after 13 years ...

The Vatican estimates that 30,000 people have already visited the late Pope in his Santa Maria Maggiore resting place since he was laid there on Saturday afternoon ...