The cardinals are being sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican ...

Journalists look at a photograph of the conclave where late Pope Francis was elected, 2 May, 2025 ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals are not allowed to leave, other than for meals and to sleep at night, until a successor is named.

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

Before the closed-door conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals have gathered in the Vatican for a final ...