There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

"Come, Follow Me" for May 5-11 covers Doctrine and Covenants 45, which includes the Savior’s admonition to "stand in holy ...

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...

As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to have lost such a committed ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a ...