Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

The College of Cardinals was set to begin its election of the next pope Wednesday in Rome following the death of Pope Francis ...

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

Five reasons why previous non-European papal candidates have fallen short - A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that ...

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

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Voting will continue among the cardinals gathered in Vatican City after no one gained the required two-thirds majority to ...

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

Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel after Cardinals held the first vote to select a new pope on the first day of ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

The first day of the Papal Conclave has begun, 16 days after Pope Francis' passing. 133 cardinal-electors are up for the most prestigious title in the catholic church, happening at the Sistine Chapel ...