The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...

What do Filipino Catholics expect of the next pope? That was the question from Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David to the faithful ...

Papal conclaves don’t just elect the next pope — they mark turning points in the history of the Catholic Church and, often, ...

As cardinals follow solemn tradition and enter the conclave starting Wednesday to choose Pope Francis’s successor, bookies ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

The Sistine Chapel was prepared for a papal election as cardinals arrived at the Vatican to choose Pope Francis's successor.

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred tradition.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will start electing a new pope on Wednesday, sequestering themselves in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ...