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.

As 133 cardinals who are eligible to vote prepare to take part in the conclave on Wednesday, wealthy MAGA Catholics have ...

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

The race is now on for the top job.

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

Who is Pietro Parolin? The soft-spoken diplomat in the running to be Pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's secretary ...

Who is Cardinal Tagle? The youthful 67-year-old tipped as a favourite to be the next Pope - Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio ...

UK cardinal feels ‘quite intimidated’ as world watches for new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 ...

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, 79, is one of three British cardinals who will be involved in electing the next Pope once the ...

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...

How the cardinals will decide who to vote for in the conclave - The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in finding a pope ...