On Day 2, the cardinals will begin their day with a mass in the Pauline Chapel and then retreat to the Sistine Chapel for ...

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

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

The pope's new name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the church's future ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

The Vatican conclave will continue with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

The world's most secretive election begins on Wednesday as 133 Cardinals gather to vote for a new pope at the Vatican. It ...