The last official day of mourning for Pope Francis wrapped up in the Vatican Sunday, and a papal conclave will begin on ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

The upcoming conclave to elect a new pope features a historically diverse group of 133 eligible cardinals from 71 countries, ...

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

Nestled in the heart of the Italian capital whose hills bear silent witness to the most decadent customs throughout the ages, ...

Italy and the US have the most cardinals able to vote, but that doesn't mean the pope will come from one of those countries.

Just days before the Vatican convenes to elect a new pope, US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by seemingly ...