Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

The head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has expressed readiness to attend the papal conclave ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

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

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope began checking into two Vatican hotels.

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

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...