Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

The conclave to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church ended without a victor after the first ballot on Wednesday ...

Black smoke, signifying no pope, has emerged from the Sistine Chapel in the first decision of the conclave to elect a new ...

Cardinals begin historic diverse conclave. African Cardinal Turkson could become first Black pope amid changing Church ...

The cardinals have gathered in the Vatican, ready to meet in the Sistine Chapel. The world now waits for the moment when ...

Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter Erdő, and Josip Bozanić — became members of the College of Cardinals in ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in strong contention ...

Sick of betting on college sports? Try the College of Cardinals. It’s a high-stakes game that has been played for centuries, ...

The conclave to select the new pope will begin on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel after the passing ...