Workers enter the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on May 2 to install a stove and chimney to be used for the election of a new ...

The secretive process could have begun as early as Monday, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to get to know one another better.

Speculation always runs high when a new pope is to be chosen. With Catholic cardinals set to begin the conclave on May 7 to ...

Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

This conclave is significant not only for its size, but also for the opportunity it presents to shape the future of the Catholic Church. The outcome will have implications for the church's stance on a ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

The conclave is among the most geographically diverse in history, mirroring a Church where Africa and Asia account for a ...

The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.