From floor tiles that block cellphone signals to a new chimney, here's how the Vatican keeps information inside the chapel ...

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

When the cardinals are gathered in conclave, the world scrutinizes the color of the smoke that comes out of the Sistine ...

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin in the Sistine Chapel on May 7.

Following Pope Francis’ death at 88, the Catholic Church prepares for the 2025 papal conclave on May 7 in Vatican City—a ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals met at a restaurant in Rome, and lobbied for German ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic ...

On May 7, the College of Cardinals will meet under the roof of the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis’ successor at the ...

Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...