Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

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 ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

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

A new pope has been elected. Robert Francis Prevost, of the United States, and the first American pope, has been selected by ...

Prevost was the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023.

White smoke has emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signalling a new pope has been chosen to replace the late ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

The papal conclave began meeting on Wednesday to select a new pope. Viewers can stream the Oscar-winning 2024 film on this ...

Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...

Prevost emerged as the successor to the late Pope Francis on the second day of voting by a papal conclave of more than 130 ...