The official end of the 9-day morning period for Pope Francis on Sunday marks the countdown to the papal conclave starting on ...

Cardinals from across the world have begun gathering in the Vatican for the conclave, a secret set of votes in the Sistine ...

In Rome, 133 cardinals have gathered to participate in the conclave starting on Wednesday. This information was provided by ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have descended on the Vatican to begin the process in just days of electing a new pope.

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope's election will play out in the ...

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

After a mass marking the end of nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, the Vatican is making the final preparations for the ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

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