The Vatican is locking the doors, sealing the windows, and preparing the rooms of Casa Santa Marta, out of which will emerge ...

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...

Houston's Cardinal DiNardo explained the preparation for the conclave happening in Rome to FOX 26's Tom Zizka ahead of ...

After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...

For over 750 years, strict food rules have safeguarded papal conclaves, ensuring secrecy and preventing hidden messages from ...

The proportion of cardinal electors from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and countries in ...

Now that Pope Francis has been laid to rest, there's a renewed fascination with the centuries-old traditions of the Vatican.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Voting to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7 in Rome. Local ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

He predicted Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa will be the next pope, and will choose the name Francis II.

Pope Francis was not afraid of messiness. That seems to have been part and parcel of his pastoral freedom, charging into ...