C atholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

The papal conclave begins its secretive process to select the next pope. Here's how to watch and stream the conclave as Ohio ...

A U.S. bishop offers insight on why many think it's unlikely Catholic cardinals will break with more than two centuries of ...

The uniform is from the Renaissance era and features a red, orange and blue striped tunic and a high, plumed helmet.

At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose ...

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.