While the world continues to mourn Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday, preparations are underway to secure ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

The cardinals, from 70 countries, will be sequestered from the outside world until they find a new leader for the 1.4 billion ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

As the world awaits the outcome of the papal conclave, all eyes turn to the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, where a centuries-old ritual unfolds.

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The senior cardinal of the conclave will first appear on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, and will announce ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...