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

The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...

Cardinals from around the world are at the Sistine Chapel in Rome for the papal conclave to select the new head of the Catholic Church following the April 21 death of Pope Francis. The strictly ...

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

The conclave to elect a new pope continues as cardinals from around the world vote in secret. With 133 cardinals ...

The names of Cristóbal López and Ángel Fernández Artime, both from Spain, and Pablo Virgilio David, from The Philippines, ...