Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

How fascinating a Conclave is. And how mysterious. One hundred and thirty-three men of God patiently await the Holy Spirit to ...

Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here is a brief glossary of ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

While the world continues to mourn Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday, preparations are under way to secure ...

All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope.

The College of Cardinals gathers this week to elect the next pope to lead the Catholic Church. But what preparations go into setting up the rare, secretive event?