Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican Wednesday to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ ...

Catholic cardinal electors from five continents are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select the next pope.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

“We need to welcome and accompany,” said Sue DeFerrari, executive director of MorningStar Renewal Center, a Catholic spiritual center in Miami. “That’s my hope, for the future, that we would not be a ...

C atholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a successor to Pope Francis ...

Clues as to the next pope's identity differ depending on who you talk to around the Vatican, but there's one thing people can agree on here: it's unlikely to be decided on Wednesday.

The papal conclave begins its secretive process to select the next pope. Here's how to watch and stream the conclave as Ohio ...

Catholic cardinals are filing into the Sistine Chapel for the start of the conclave to elect a new pope to follow Pope ...