The highly anticipated papal conclave officially begins today, May 7, as 117 cardinal-electors from around the world entered ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

As Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process for the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, we ...

Following Pope Francis's death in April, the Catholic Church has convened a conclave to elect a new leader. Cardinals are ...

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

Cardinals from around the world are gathering in the Vatican for the Papal conclave. The vote could be a referendum on Pope ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

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

Voting is currently underway at the Vatican, in a secret ballot to elect a new Pope. Black smoke emanated from the chimney ...

Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to ...

Forty-eight-hundred-and-four miles separate Vatican City from Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, but a group of faithful gathered ...