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

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

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history. There is no rule that cardinals vote a certain way ...

The priorities that will determine how cardinals vote in the conclave - The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in ...

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

The cardinals will take their oaths in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before they cast their first ballots. The conclave is ...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has clarified reports regarding the participation of Cardinal John Njue in the election ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

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