Giovanni Maria Vian predicts a long Conclave but believes Pope Francis’s successor will be European: “If I were a cardinal, I would vote for Arborelius.” ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, triggering a call for the 133 cardinal electors to gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. With representatives from ...

The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter's Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7, when cardinals gather to elect the next pope. Here's how to watch coverage in the ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

A chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will signal the election of a new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.