At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will gather below Michelangelo's famed frescoes in the 15th-century chapel, situated inside the ...

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...

Russell Brand arrives at a London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women.

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ...

Four of the 133 cardinal electors who will pick Pope Francis's successor in a conclave starting Wednesday have not yet ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Preparations are ramping up in Vatican City ahead of next week’s conclave, including the installation of the chimney on the ...

Vatican firefighters have installed a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for next week’s conclave, the ...

White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.

Fire officers on Friday installed the renowned chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican that will emit the ...