As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first vote of ...

Sistine Chapel and begin the conclave with a singular goal: to elect "a worthy pastor" for the universal church.

At Mass before the conclave, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the shepherd the church needs.

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe lists seven reasons why people should pray for the cardinals in the conclave at the Sistine Chapel.