Cardinals from around the world have sequestered in order to pick a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on ...

Well, it seems as though Edward Berger’s Oscar-winning “ Conclave ” could have been a documentary. Life is imitating art as ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of ...

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

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