Santa Marta bis is born to host the excess cardinals. After the papal suite was cleared, which must remain sealed until the ...

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope, as betting markets buzz with shifting odds on potential papal ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, made history in 2013 by becoming the first pope from ...

Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.

VATICAN CITY — "Conclave" the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, ...

The meeting of the College of Cardinals, where the next head of the Catholic Church will be selected, is scheduled to take place on May 7 ...

This conclave is significant not only for its size, but also for the opportunity it presents to shape the future of Catholicism. The outcome will have implications for the church's stance on a variety ...

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

Speculation always runs high when a new pope is to be chosen. With Catholic cardinals set to begin the conclave on May 7 to ...