As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, ...

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...

Retired Experience: Prefect of Vatican’s liturgy office; head of the Vatican’s charity office Cor Unum; secretary of ...

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...