Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

Conall Harvey of Delaware County received a face-to-face blessing from Pope Francis in 2015 that his family considers a ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle are considered top contenders, according to The Associated Press. Parolin, who served as Pope Francis' Secretary of State, is ...

Just days after the world said goodbye to Pope Francis, the Vatican announced that the conclave to elect a new pope will ...