VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square as cardinals voted in first ballot. Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the ...

Several famous and well-visited locations within Vatican City have been transformed for the conclave. Here’s a map of the key locations within Vatican City you should know about as the conclave ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

The Domus Sanctae Marthae is a 129-room 'hotel' inside the walls of Vatican City that has traditionally been used by the papacy to host visitors. Its thick-of-the-action location - right next to ...

In addition to leading the Catholic Church, the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. As the world mourns Pope Francis, here's what to ...

As the conclave voted for a new pope, nuns followed the election with the crowd. VATICAN CITY — There may have been no women allowed inside the College of Cardinals as they voted to elect ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the presence of presidents and princes, prisoners and ...

“I likewise promise and swear to refrain from using any audio or video equipment capable of recording anything which takes place during the period of the election within Vatican City, and in ...

VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope. It would be "unexpected" if the conclave goes past ...