The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume on Thursday, with Roman Catholic cardinals ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

As Catholics around the world wait for a new pope to be voted in, they also are also waiting to see what name the new pontiff ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

A conclave of as many as 250 Catholic cardinals at the Vatican produced black smoke, indicating no result, following the ...