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

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

Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a first vote has failed to elect a new pope.

While there has been much speculation as to the frontrunners, one expert described this conclave as “totally unpredictable” ...

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff ...

Following the inconclusive vote, the 133 cardinal electors—those under the age of 80 who are eligible to participate—returned ...

The “final image” of Pope Francis will be him greeting crowds on Easter Sunday despite “serious health problems”, the 250,000 ...

In a ritual dating back to medieval times, the cardinals will file into the Vatican's frescoed Sistine Chapel and start their ...

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

The election of a new pope starts today, with cardinals from around the world set to begin the process of voting. Many people ...

The South Korean cardinal is one of the most likely candidates to succeed Pope Francis as head of the Vatican.