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

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

Jeff Hood, a priest living in North Little Rock, has witnessed nine executions. As a spiritual adviser to men on death row, he befriended each of the prisoners. The executions haunt him. He has ...

During the forthcoming conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman ... Pentin at the National Catholic Register. Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, where ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope.