The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 ...

White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that the 133 Roman ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

Despite the disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon ...

White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...