The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

Some five hours after the opening Mass, the cardinals were to process into the Sistine Chapel, swear an oath to uphold the ...

Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a ...

America' is covering its 10th papal conclave this week—and while the technology has changed, the content remains much the ...

Catholics and non-Catholics alike—throughout the world, however imperfectly, in the way the pope does. The world needs the ...

Who are the frontrunners entering the conclave, and how the voting could quickly confirm papabile lists or pivot to an unexpected candidate ...