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

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel to continue voting for a new pope. The first conclave ballot failed to find a ...

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

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals ...

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

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

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

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...