Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready to host the cardinals who will gather on Wednesday for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88. When the conclave ...

including organising the meetings of cardinals preceding the conclave. – How will we know when a new pope has been elected?

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...

As 133 cardinals who are eligible to vote prepare to take part in the conclave on Wednesday, wealthy MAGA Catholics have ...

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

The senior cardinal of the conclave will first appear on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, and will announce ...

The name of the election procedure derives from the Latin “cum clave” (with a key) and refers to the tradition of locking ...

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

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...