Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the liturgy, underlining the ...

A total of 133 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80, are eligible to vote in this conclave — the highest number in ...

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

Cardinals attend final Mass at St Peter's Basilica before electing next pope - The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass ...

Although the voting takes place behind closed doors and is notoriously secretive, this longstanding tradition is a way to ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision since 1914.

The electors met for mass at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel from Wednesday afternoon.

Cardinals have entered St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next ...

Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote - The Vatican has made sure that what happens in ...

This Wednesday the 133 cardinals will celebrate the first vote. Today the conclave begins to choose the successor of Pope ...