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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

A group of 133 cardinals gathered Wednesday to begin the voting process, the largest number ever convened for a Papal ...

Papal Conclave, to elect a new pope, will soon begin in the Vatican, as cardinals vote to choose the successor to late Pope ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

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 ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

Based on recent history, it's extremely unlikely this conclave lasts longer than five days, as the last 12 popes since 1846 ...

The process to elect the 267th pope begins Wednesday as cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel. They will decide whether to ...