The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Powerful jammers are installed inside the premises of the Sistine Chapel and windows overlooking the election areas are tinted black.

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...

How does the Vatican make white smoke? - The outcome of the secretive papal election is announced through smoke, but how do ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

Cardinals have entered St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...