The first day of the conclave came to an end with black smoke emitting from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating ...

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

A group of Colorado Springs teens traveled to Rome expecting to celebrate a canonization, but instead witnessed the funeral ...

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

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a ...

The next leader of the Catholic Church is unlikely to be either a progressive reformer or a hard-line conservative.

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff ...

The conclave will last until there has been a two-thirds majority vote for the next pope. Just one vote will be held on May 7 ...

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

When a new pope is elected, one of his first decisions is to choose a regnal name — a symbolic gesture that reveals spiritual inspiration, political intent, and historical legacy.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...