On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church ...

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

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The conclave began exactly 16 days after the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis, who led the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave as cardinals cast their votes inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the next ...

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

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The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

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 ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ ...