The ring and seal are destroyed or nulled after a pope’s death to prevent their future misuse to seal official documents.

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

What Conclave the film gets right and wrong about the next Pope’s election - The film, which stars Ralph Fiennes, has enjoyed ...

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children’s clinic in war-torn Gaza, ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...