All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday (May 7) to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will ...

The Catholic Church reserves the priesthood for men, so only men will choose the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

The College of Cardinals will gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, tasked with ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...