More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

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

On May 7, the cardinal electors—those under the age of 80—will enter the conclave to choose the next pope. Since 1878, every ...

A church near the Trevi Fountain is home to the hearts of over 20 popes stored in marble urns. The practice has fallen out of favor. Daily prayer services and masses are to be be held at St. Peter ...

An ancient ritual steeped in tradition and shrouded in secrecy is underway in the Sistine Chapel. So what can we expect?

The conclave to elect the next pope is now underway at the Vatican. The cardinals — the prelates who are just below the pope ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

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Historically, popes were often embalmed and some had their organs removed prior to burial — a church near the Trevi Fountain in Rome holds the hearts of more than 20 popes in marble urns, preserved as ...

One man brought an urn. And as the rising sun ... then pour, onto the marble steps. The faithful and the curious, the young and the old, gathered in the predawn darkness for a D.C. Easter Sunday ...