All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

They will gather in secret in the Sistine Chapel starting at 4:30 pm (1430 GMT) on Wednesday, and will keep voting until one ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Tens of thousands were on hand to see the billionaire announce his plans to retire. Their attention is already focusing on ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

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

In centuries past, the cardinals slept in corridors and rooms of the Apostolic Palace itself during the conclave ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...