The Vatican is governed by the Holy See, which oversees stipends and allowances given to the leader of the Catholic church ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

Six are joining in their first papal conclave, and four others participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.