From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the secret conclave ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

"I’ve decided to obey as I always have the will of Pope Francis to not enter into the conclave, despite remaining convinced ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been appointed to assist in the preparations for the forthcoming papal conclave, ...

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

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

When the cardinals meet for the conclave, they gather in the Sistine Chapel. All cardinal electors must swear an oath of ...