The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

The other prime spot to catch a cardinal is beside the basilica itself, next to the curve of columns that embraces the main ...

The extraordinary longevity of the Catholic Church could make it seem like a body that floats above the everyday world of ...

The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals , the Catholic church’s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff ...

The backdrop of the conclave is the Sistine Chapel, and the site could not be more dramatic. Decorated with frescoes by ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in ...