While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals.The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

The best time to be in St. Peter’s Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

The Sistine Chapel is now closed to the public ahead of the papal conclave that will select the next pope after the death of ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find ...

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...