The conclave, to elect a new pope, is set to begin under strict secrecy, with mobile signals cut in Vatican City on Tuesday.

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

More than 130 cardinals are entering the largest-ever conclave today to elect the new pope. They will go into the Sistine ...