On May 7, all cardinal-electors will gather and be locked in the Sistine Chapel, the most famous papal chapel in the ...

For nearly 800 years the Catholic Church has utilised the process of the conclave to elect a new pope. “Conclave” means “with a key”, indicating the cardinal-electors are locked up with a key to ...

The 133 cardinals from all over the world will start casting votes Wednesday afternoon on what is the largest and arguably ...

Cardinals will take part in a mass at St Peter's Basilica this morning and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast ...