Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to ...

The death of Pope Francis and global aid cuts led by the United States could complicate the work of a group of experts ...

The death of Pope Francis and global aid cuts led by the United States could complicate the work of a group of experts ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

The conclave that begins next week to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years for which the Vatican ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...