Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

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

All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

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

In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...