Piccoli, who starred in such classics as Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt and Luis Buñuel’s Belle de Jour, is perfect as an ...

A frenzy of betting is underway as gamblers try to predict results of the upcoming conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor.

Next week's conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions.

These meetings are open to all cardinals, including those over 80, while the conclave itself in the Sistine Chapel is limited to cardinals who haven’t yet reached 80.

It was in the period of pre-conclave huddling in March of 2013 that the dinner table lobbying worked and Pope Francis won on ...

British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on in these days before the conclave to elect a ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to ...