From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...

More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

Every few years, I made an appointment with a laser eye surgery doctor. Without glasses, I couldn’t recognize my closest ...

Wednesday, March 6, the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts will unveil its new ...

You’ve seen the movie “Conclave” — but what does a real one look like? A papal conclave is one of the most unique and secretive processes in the world, bringing together cardinals who gather under ...

Conclave,” an Oscar nominee, has provided a peek at the Vatican’s secret rituals at a time when the faithful are praying that ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Upon the resignation or death of a pope, a group of clergy members known as the College of Cardinals would be called to convene for a conclave to vote on the next one.

Inspired by the conclave of 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI, the novel was adapted into a screenplay by Peter Straughan ...

Last Feb. 14, the 88-year-old Bishop of Rome was admitted to the Gemelli ... the successor would be chosen in a conclave at the Sistine Chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica. As explained by the ...

Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and the earthly head of the Catholic ... age of 80 may participate in the secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel. Of the cardinals, 17 are in the U.S. and 11 of ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized in Rome for pneumonia ... Only those under age 80 may participate in the secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel. Four rounds of voting take place every day until a ...