The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no cardinal from Scotland taking part. Experts believe Scotland remains in the ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the 266th occupant of the papacy, which dates back to St. Peter, the disciple ...