Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 133 cardinal electors will gather on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel for an ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators.The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

The cardinals will have to give up their mobile phones and electronic devices on Tuesday and they will receive their devices ...

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...

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