All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...

Retired Experience: Prefect of Vatican’s liturgy office; head of the Vatican’s charity office Cor Unum; secretary of ...

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...