The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The first Sunday mass took place in St. Peter’s Square since Pope Francis was laid to rest as the Catholic Church prepares to ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the ...

As a result of Francis’ expansion of the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, all that is certain about the ...

"A patient came in after what was described as a 'head injury.' We realized how bad it was after seeing a plastic grocery bag ...

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

Even as the Catholic Church observes a nine-day period of mourning after Pope Francis was buried on Saturday, speculations ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

It's a centuries-old tradition that takes place in the Sistine Chapel — the famous hall decorated with the art of ...