Visitors to St Peter's Square have been making clear what they would like to see from the next pontiff - as cardinals prepare ...

It’s a question that surfaces every time the world watches a papal election unfold. As the crimson-robed princes of the ...

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

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

The Catholic Church reserves the priesthood for men, so only men will choose the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn has the latest on the election of the new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis ...

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

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

The Vatican is in a flurry of activity as cardinals hold private, informal meetings in Vatican City to reflect on the ...

The same goes for every person inside the Vatican during the conclave: from the two doctors on hand for any emergency, to the ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

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