The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Cardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said. The closed-door meeting ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

Who or what will guide the Conclave opening on May 7? For a Catholic believer, it is the Holy Spirit, but its designs are known to be difficult to decipher. By reasoning on a historical and ...