The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred tradition.

VATICAN— A historic papal conclave is set to start Wednesday, as 133 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The conclave will begin with ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

Once upon a time, we used to force cardinals into a crumbling old building, without toilets, walls or even much food — all the better to speed things along.

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio David — the three Filipino cardinals eligible to enter the ...