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

One of the most infamous elections was in 532, following the death of Boniface II, which involved "large-scale bribing of ...

The papal conclave will begin with a single ballot on the first day and then four rounds of voting each day afterward until a ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...

When voting gets under way, on that altar will be a large chalice into which each cardinal in turn will place his ballot ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Cardinals will today move into the Conclave at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in succession to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. One hundred and thirty-three cardinal electors will perform the ...

The Papal Conclave becomes a magnet for tourists to visit the Vatican, even though the process of electing a new Pope to ...

As the papal conclave begins in the Vatican, an explanation of what will happen now before the election of the next Pope ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...