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

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, considered a contender to be the next pope, navigated the scrum of converging journalists with ...

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...

All 135 cardinals who are under the age of 80 and have not renounced the right to enter the conclave will have full voting ...

Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told ...

Cardinals Rosa and Sako said they expect the conclave to be brief and last two to three days. While not revealing a name, ...

The College of Cardinals has recognised that all 133 cardinal electors have the right to vote in the upcoming conclave, ...

Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...

As the world’s most exclusive club prepares to elect the new pope, they face an immediate test of just how seriously they ...

Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said the names of the two cardinals would not be revealed during an ...