In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, ...

Workers began installing red curtains on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, where a new pope will appear after being ...

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 ...

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

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

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