In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to ...

THE conclave is set to gather to choose the next pope in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for 1,000 ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

Only a few hundred metres separate the Vatican's guest quarters in Saint Martha House and the Sistine Chapel – the hub of the ...

Rome welcomed all the cardinal electors entitled to participate in the upcoming conclave. Among them, a drawing took place, ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, he chose not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, ...

The Vatican is locking the doors, sealing the windows, and preparing the rooms of Casa Santa Marta, out of which will emerge ...

The conclave that begins May 7 is expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of ...

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

With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new ...