Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

As Catholics around the world wait for a new pope to be voted in, they also are also waiting to see what name the new pontiff ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts ...

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

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...

The cardinals began the day by participating in a final pre-conclave Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The dean of the College of ...

Cardinals have entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next pope ...