The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long as the conclave lasts until a new Supreme Pontiff is chosen.

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter's Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

The pope's ring which bears the papal seal was annulled on Tuesday at the Vatican. The Holy See released footage of the ring ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

Despite the firestorm surrounding his "Pope Trump" post, President Donald Trump claimed that the outrage was not from the ...

The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.

The secret election appears wide open but here are some of the names, in alphabetical order, being talked about as possible ...

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7, when cardinals gather to elect the next pope. Here's how to watch coverage in the ...