The election of a new pope has begun following the death of Pope Francis last month. The secret conclave of 131 Catholic ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

With its meteoric rise chronicled in the New York Times under the comical headline “Two Religious Conservatives and a Marxist ...

Some of the 133 voting cardinals had said they expected a short conclave to replace Pope Francis. But it will likely take a ...

The papal conclave for the selection of the new Pope to replace Pope Francis can last only a few hours or up to years.

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals ...

Sixteen days after Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to vote ...

Black smoke, signifying no pope, has emerged from the Sistine Chapel in the first decision of the conclave to elect a new ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...