It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church, forging for the first time the word ...

Besides Michelangelo’s masterpieces, the Sistine Chapel is getting a makeover, including a stove for burning secret votes and ...

On May 7, the world will look on as the conclave to elect a new pope begins. This highly complex and secretive process will ...