Discussions around the next Pope are heating up. One hundred and 35 cardinals will soon be locked in the Sistine Chapel to vote on his successor in secret ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...

Crucial meetings will be held this week in which contenders begin jockeying in earnest for the job of leading the Roman ...

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.