The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Millions visit the Sistine Chapel every year - making it the second most visited museum in the world - but it will now ...

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

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 ...

The process to elect a new pope will begin May 7, after nine days of mourning for the death of Pope Francis, a standard ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle are considered top contenders, according to The Associated ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

ROME -- Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying ...

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