As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to Vatican ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

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

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

With conclave set for May 7, Church scholars say successor to Francis must balance legacy, heal rifts between reformists and ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

As the Vatican prepares for a conclave to choose a new pope, American Catholics share their hopes and concerns for the Church ...

ROME – They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in ...

The Vatican is prepared to receive more than 100 cardinals who will participate in the conclave to pick Pope Francis' successor as the leader of the Catholic Church. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.