There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

The countdown is on to the start of the Papal Conclave. This week, some 133 Cardinals are convening in secret in Vatican City ...

Cardinals are preparing for the start of the Conclave tomorrow where they will decide who will be the next Pope. Vatican ...

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

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope began checking into two Vatican hotels.

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

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

Speculation grows over who will be named new Pope while cardinals gather for secret election - Italian Cardinal Pietro ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings in the Vatican, trying to identify a possible new pontiff to follow ...

The cardinals will begin trying to find the new pope on Wednesday afternoon, when the Conclave opens, more than two weeks ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...