The conclave, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be held behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel. It generally ...

The Catholic Church will begin the secretive process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday. The cardinals eligible to vote will ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest compared with past centuries.

At precisely 3 PM yesterday, in the Pauline Chapel, an elevator operator of the Apostolic Palace placed his hand on the ...

On Monday, 5 May, at 5.30pm, in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave took the oath of secrecy, as stipulated by the apostolic constitution ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...

Officials and staff serving the conclave starting Wednesday to elect Pope Francis's successor on Monday swore an oath of secrecy not to divulge anything about the ancient gathering's doings. The oath ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope's election will play out in the ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope's election will play out in the ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...