Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope began checking into two Vatican hotels.

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Cardinals for the Roman Catholic Church are in Rome ahead of the papal conclave. Here's when it starts and how to keep up with the latest.

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

If the smoke that emerges from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel is black, it will mean the 133 cardinal electors inside for the papal conclave will continue voting. When it is white, it means ...

After holding their last pre-conclave meeting Tuesday morning, cardinals who will elect the next pope have less than a day to ...

Mario Tama/Getty How long will the upcoming papal conclave take? Likely not that long, according to one cardinal. In just a matter of days, 133 men in the College of Cardinals are preparing to ...

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