In a ritual dating back to medieval times, the cardinals will file into the Vatican's frescoed Sistine Chapel and start their ...

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

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here’s what to know.

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

The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

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

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...