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

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

The cardinals selecting the next pope will take their meals at a Vatican guesthouse. One conclave veteran said the fare was ...

Every cardinal has their idea on who the next pope should be, which is the reason why this conclave might go a bit longer ...

The College of Cardinals was set to begin its election of the next pope Wednesday in Rome following the death of Pope Francis ...

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as first vote inconclusive - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...