The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

Returning from a three week recess, MPs' first business was a motion in honour of a pope, which elicited possibly Parliament's first Hail Mary.

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe have entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

The race is now on for the top job.

Moment ring and seal used by Pope Francis are 'destroyed' by an unnamed female Vatican official, in a task usually reserved ...

What the new Pope’s name will say about their plans for the Catholic Church - Four favourites have emerged to succeed Pope ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

UK cardinal’s final reflections before entering conclave to elect new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 ...

Secret and rigorous voting ritual to elect a new pope set to begin - While cardinals this week said they expected a short ...