Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis’ death and funeral will usher in a period of transition for the Catholic Church, with cardinals gathering at the Vatican for the papal conclave, the secretive voting that will result in ...

The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in the state's art community to describe it as "Maine's Sistine Chapel." The murals were painted by artists ...

It's been another busy week in money, which kicked off with warnings that the UK economy will be among the hardest hit by a global trade war. We'd barely sat down again after the Easter weekend ...

The historic process of the conclave, where cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to vote for the next pope, will not begin for at least two weeks. For those wanting to see the ...