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

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals ...

There is no set limit on how long a conclave can last. In the early days, voting was held daily, with breaks permitted if no ...

The cardinals can vote twice Thursday morning and twice in the afternoon. If no one collects a two-thirds majority, the ...

Cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel to resume voting this morning to decide who will be the next leader of the ...

At almost 8pm on the nose on Wednesday, clouds of black smoke appeared over the Vatican. That meant that the first ballot in ...

It’s a big decision that has the whole world watching and waiting. Who will be the next Pope? That’s the question the ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Sixteen days after Pope Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to ...

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...