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

Cardinals begin secret election to choose new Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni ...

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

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 conclave to select the new pope will begin on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel after the passing ...

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

The conclave on Wednesday started behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel as cardinals from 70 countries have assembled ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures ...

The full oath was recited in order of precedence, with the most senior cardinals being first and the last to be with the newest cardinals elevated by Pope Francis.

Once inside, they will pledge to maintain secrecy about what's about to transpire and to not allow any interference from ...

BREAKING: 133 red-robed cardinals from around the world have filed into the Sistine Chapel, and the doors sealed behind them.