The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.

Cardinals from around the world are sequestered in Rome this week to choose a successor for the late Pope Francis. Who will ...

The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...

It is said the chosen name of a pontiff can be the ‘first indication of what the direction of the papacy might be’.

A chimney atop the 15th century Sistine Chapel in the Vatican billowed black tell-tale smoke again on Thursday morning, ...

A group known as the Advocates for Women's Ordination Conference staged a protest regarding the current structure of the ...

The chosen name often honours a saint, a previous pope, or a particular legacy the new pontiff wishes to emulate ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has said that religious faith should serve as ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

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

"You have to trust the process … you don't want them to rush it," said Elizabeth Whelan of Newfoundland, Canada.

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...