Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the Latin phrase for “all out,” to ask all those present except the cardinal ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process. Here's where to watch it.

At 72 years of age, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the progressive Archbishop of Newark, is one of the ten cardinals from the United States that will have a vote at the conclave to elect a new pope — and ...