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 ...

Black smoke was seen over the Vatican on Wednesday, May 7, indicating no decision had been reached yet in the election for a ...

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

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

The likes of meat skewers, pasta, potatoes, fish and boiled vegetables are understood to be commonly consumed menu items ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a ...

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

At the Mass for the election of a new pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals made “a strong call to maintain the unity of ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...