The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

When the pope dies, cardinals become celebrities and Vatican City becomes a zoo as paparazzi stalk the corridors of St. Peter ...

Just days before the conclave to elect a new pope begins, on May 7, believers around the world expressed their desire for ...

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group -- summoned following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 -- is ...

A new pope to replace Pope Francis will be elected on Wednesday, May 7, and for the first time in history, Rwanda will be represented in the process. Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, the Archbishop of ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

The next pontiff and the Catholic Church will need to complete their mission in a dramatic era of human history, Hungary's ...