How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...

Mass was held in St. Peter’s Basilica hours before 133 cardinals began the conclave to select the man who will replace Pope ...

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

But he acknowledged the job was daunting. Asked how he felt about participating in his first conclave, he responded with a laugh: “Afraid.” Associated Press religion coverage receives support through ...

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

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

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 ...

Cardinals have attended a final Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect the next pope. The Mass on ...