A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

Cardinals were set to have returned to the Sistine Chapel this morning, resuming voting for a successor to the late Pope ...

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

Cardinal Czerny was appointed by Pope Francis and is, like him, a Jesuit. Popular with progressives in the Church, he was ...

Roman Catholic cardinals have begun the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

At almost 8pm on the nose on Wednesday, clouds of black smoke appeared over the Vatican. That meant that the first ballot in ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it ...

Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday ...

The 133 cardinals eligible to participate in the secretive process will convene behind closed doors at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin voting for the successor to Pope Francis.

Filipino bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, aka 'Asian Francis', is one of the favorites bidding to win the conclave vote.