Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

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

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

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

As the Vatican prepares for a conclave to choose a new pope, American Catholics share their hopes and concerns for the Church ...

The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to Vatican ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

With conclave set for May 7, Church scholars say successor to Francis must balance legacy, heal rifts between reformists and ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

The Catholic Church's cardinals are meeting next week at the Vatican to elect the new pope in a centuries-old process called ...