One is partial to grilled calamari, another cannot resist spaghetti with seafood and a third confesses to a weakness for ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked the conclave to “keep an open mind” about making President Trump the next pope. “I was ...

VATICAN CITY – An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced he was withdrawing from participating in ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

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

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect ...

For nearly 180 years, papal conclaves have chosen a new pope in three to five days. In centuries past, they've taken a lot ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...