Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

Throughout history, there has been no shortage of outside attempts to influence the outcome of a conclave to elect a new pope ...

Monsignor Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio in Paris, when Leo XIII died in 1903, Austria decided to use the ancient right ...

We may be stuck with labels drawn from the political world. But the cardinals who enter the conclave tomorrow need to select ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

The College of Cardinals will gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, tasked with ...

Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...

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

East Texas radio host and owner of KTBB Paul Gleiser is in Vatican City this week covering the start of the Papal Conclave on Wednesday. Visit this article to learn more: <a href=" KETK/FOX51 News ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...