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

Among the massive crowds of people waiting for the first round of smoke to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

The conclave to elect the new pope has begun in the Vatican, as the door to the Sistine Chapel closed on Wednesday behind the ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes”, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun.

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

The conclave to elect the new pope – the successor to Pope Francis and the 266th successor to St. Peter – begins on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 7, when 133 cardinals from 70 countries and all ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...