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

More than 400 students at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville are taking part in a mock conclave, with voting having ...

The Vatican is preparing for a historic moment: all cardinals have arrived in Rome to take part in the conclave that will ...

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming during the conclave to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside ...

The Vatican has announced that military jammers will block electronic communication around the Sistine Chapel during the ...

The conclave ends when a new pope is elected by receiving two-thirds of the votes. Here's how much time that could take.

The conclave to elect Pope Francis successor is set to begin on May 7. This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 53 cardinals from Europe, 23 from Asia, 37 from ...

An expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope ...

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...

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

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor ...