America' is covering its 10th papal conclave this week—and while the technology has changed, the content remains much the ...

NBC News Daily's Kate Snow and Zinhle Essamuah go inside the Conclave's rituals and traditions with the help of the virtual reality magicians at NBC News.

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

Father Kunst of St. James Parish in Duluth has been to Rome many times, leading tours. But this time, it just happens to also ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis' fisherman's ring and his official seal were destroyed in one of the final formal r ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope.

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...

Although they come from 70 different countries, the 133 cardinal electors seem fundamentally united in insisting that they ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...

By contrast, and notwithstanding the grumbling of cardinals, Francis was quite the opposite of a hated pope in Rome. Hundreds ...