More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

The secretive process could have begun as early as Monday, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to get to know one ...

On May 7, the world will look on as the conclave to elect a new pope begins. This highly complex and secretive process will ...

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope.

In the pre-conclave process, cardinals – played by the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow in the film – ...

As the Conclave Nears, Global Betting on the Next Pope Raises Eyebrows and Questions of ReverenceAs the Catholic Church ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The last official day of mourning for Pope Francis wrapped up in the Vatican Sunday, and a papal conclave will begin on ...

The Vatican's Sistine Chapel has been prepared to host 133 Cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to elect the 267th ...