Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are scratching the hair ...

White smoke curled from a chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 7:06 pm on March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of ...

Eighteen African cardinals are among the 135 prelates eligible to vote for the next Pope, following the death of Pope Francis. While the College of Cardinals currently numbers 252 members, only ...

If a two-thirds majority has been reached, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel. After each round of ...

Papal election is not about 'backroom plotting', cardinal says Francis lifted secrecy about scheming in 2005 conclave ...

The vice president broke a crucial rule while touring the historical Italian city and its magnificent Sistine Chapel ...

Ultimately, the final decision will be made behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel. As the doors close, the command ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

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