The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as first vote inconclusive - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

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

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York made his way to the Sistine Chapel May 7 to participate in the conclave process to elect the next pope.

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

A new leader of the Catholic church is expected to be chosen in the coming days following the death of Pope Francis on April ...

The cardinals selecting the next pope will take their meals at a Vatican guesthouse. One conclave veteran said the fare was ...

The late Pope Francis is widely regarded as one of the most progressive popes in the history of the Catholic Church, having ...

Catholics across the world — along with religious scholars and global leaders — are watching the Vatican, as cardinals gather ...