American Catholics who traveled to Rome spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what they want the next pope to represent as they ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

Nuns don’t have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders gathered in ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

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One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted ...

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who are visiting Rome this week, it's a chance to experience history.

Several of the Americans had private meetings with cardinals while they were in Rome, when the cardinals had breaks from their pre-conclave meetings. Some leading American conservatives consider ...

A group of faithful walk with a cross under a colonnade at the Vatican, one day before the start of the conclave. Photograph by Dimitar Dilkoff, Getty Images Visitors congregate near Rome’s St ...

The focus of the world on Vatican City as the papal conclave is set to begin and the College of Cardinals select Pope Francis ...