The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

The spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will be elected from the College of Cardinals next week ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

With betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, thousands of Italians have instead taken to playing ...

During a light-hearted exchange with reporters, President Donald Trump joked that becoming the next pope would be his "number one choice" as he departed the White House for a rally in Michigan marking ...

Cardinals attend a Mass presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on the second of nine ...

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope ...

The conclave consists of Cardinals from around the world gathering together at the Sistine Chapel for a closed-door meeting to decide the next leader of the Catholic church.

Asia’s front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the ...

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...