The contender whose odds have waxed and waned most since the death of Pope Francis last month is Cardinal Pietro Parolin (70) ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals ...

At 4:30 p.m. local time the cardinals walked solemnly into the frescoed Sistine Chapel, chanting the meditative “Litany of ...

The Catholic Church has entered a pivotal moment in its history as 133 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel to ...