The rules of the conclave are to cast one ballot the first evening to gauge initial preferences, without expecting anyone to ...

Members of the College of Cardinals will cast their votes behind the closed and locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what ...

The passing of “Papa Francesco” recalls an accidental, frantic and ultimately transformational experience at the Vatican.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

New exhibit on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel at Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg features rarely displayed ...

When the College of Cardinals chose Argentina’s Jorge Maria Bergoglio as successor to the retiring Pope Benedict XVI, they ...

After the death of Pope Francis, a new pope will be elected in a process called a papal conclave. See how accurate the 2024 ...