The conclave, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be held behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel. It generally ...

The papal conclave is the means through which this decision is made, with a gathering of the College of Cardinals who will ...

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

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

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

Catholic cardinals are meeting to elect a new pope, with no clear successor to Pope Francis yet. Prominent candidates include ...

Parolin was the lead negotiator in the 2018 deal between the Holy See and the Chinese Communist Party. The pact ended up in a ...

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 ...

Vatican deactivates phone signals for papal conclave, ensuring complete secrecy during the election of the next pope.

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican ahead of the ...