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

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 ...

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

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

Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope moved into the Sistine Chapel this evening before locking themselves away from the world to elect the man they hope can unite a diverse ...

Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...