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 ...

The Sistine Chapel has been decked out to host a papal election as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican guest ...

Opinion: Just because clowns are running America doesn't mean we need them here too.

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 ...

Vatican cuts phone signal ahead of secret Sistine Chapel vote to elect new pope - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal ...

Excluded from the conclave to elect a new pope – and more broadly from the Church’s entire global priesthood – some Catholic women are determined their voices will be heard. In a park on a hill ...