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

The process of choosing a new Pope is shrouded in secrecy, as the cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel until a new ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to begin voting on Wednesday (May 7), ...

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

Seagulls have found themselves in starring roles since the live streaming of the Sistine Chapel chimney began at the 2005 ...

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to ...

The 133 cardinal electors took an oath of secrecy before being locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel for ...

At approximately 5:45 pm on Wednesday, master of ceremonies Diego Ravelli shut the heavy doors of the famous chapel in the Vatican after calling out in a solemn voice the Latin phrase 'Extra Omnes,' ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Cardinals choosing the next leader of the global Catholic Church were locked into the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, marking the formal start of the conclave to ...