Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

The secret meeting to elect the leader of the world's Catholics is set to begin, bringing with it the intrigue of an ancient ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts ...

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. What's it like inside and how is it outfitted for this particular gathering?

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...