Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel after Cardinals fail to elect pope - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

Every cardinal has their idea on who the next pope should be, which is the reason why this conclave might go a bit longer ...

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

Cardinals are locking themselves away to kick off the centuries-old conclave and begin choosing Pope Francis' successor.

Rome (CNN) — Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of the conclave.

Francis opted for burial in Santa Maria Maggiore, located in Rome's most multi-cultural neighbouhood. No pope has been laid ...