Image Cardinals at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, in their last public appearance before sequestering themselves inside the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave in 2005.

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

Indeed, the papal conclave — where cardinal-electors choose ... as demonstrated by a successful non-campaign for the papacy in 2005. As John Paul II slipped into the final throes of the ...

It doesn’t get much bigger than that, quite frankly.” Inspired by the conclave of 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI, the novel was adapted into a screenplay by Peter Straughan, and brought ...

No date has been given for Pope Francis' discharge from hospital, but the prospect of his return has replaced talk of a ...

Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth date: December 17, 1936 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: J ...

An ancient book found in the Vatican Secret Archives claims to predict the year of Judgement Day, which is a belief that Jesus returns to Earth to determine who is saved and who is damned.