The countdown is on to the start of the Papal Conclave. This week, some 133 Cardinals are convening in secret in Vatican City ...

Throughout history, there has been no shortage of outside attempts to influence the outcome of a conclave to elect a new pope ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect ...

As the world waits to see who the next leader of the Catholic Church will be, more than 130 cardinals prepare for Wednesday’s ...

Anticipation is growing ahead of May 7th, when the papal conclave processions are scheduled to begin. "Everyone's just waiting for Wednesday. Everyone's just kind of pins and needles," said Chandler ...