The cardinals are being sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed while they're voting.

As the conclave dominates conversation in Rome—from morning espresso speculation to taxi driver frustrations—tourists ...

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

The Vatican is governed by the Holy See, which oversees stipends and allowances given to the leader of the Catholic church ...

"The whole church, united with us in prayer, insistently invokes the grace of the Holy Spirit so that a worthy pastor for the flock of Christ would be elected." ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

Sick of betting on college sports? Try the College of Cardinals. It’s a high-stakes game that’s been played for centuries, ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, each cardinal elector stood before his assigned seat, facing the Book of the Gospels, placed on a ...

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...