Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

On May 7, with the solemn pronouncement of extra omnes — "everyone else out" — the doors of the Sistine Chapel will close as ...

Catholics and cinephiles find themselves converging on a single space as many find similarities between the upcoming papal ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect ...

Angelo Becciu, an Italian cardinal convicted of embezzlement and stripped of his privileges by Pope Francis, has confirmed he ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.