Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

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

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

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming during the conclave to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside ...

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

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

Cardinals continued to hold congregation meetings in the Vatican on Monday ahead of the conclave later this week to elect a ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

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

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to ...