Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, ...

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

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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