The most voting cardinals ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the next leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, at an uncertain moment for the church.

GMT - Three hours later the first vote is expected - The films that have described in detail the intrigues, the ...

The next leader of the Catholic Church is unlikely to be either a progressive reformer or a hardline conservative.

The process of electing a new pope is typically a calm and civilised one, though a conclave over 400 years ago was anything ...

Relations between India and Pakistan have long been marked by conflict, diplomatic hostilities, and deep-seated distrust, ...