A new pope has been elected. Robert Francis Prevost, of the United States, and the first American pope, has been selected by ...

At almost 8pm on the nose on Wednesday, clouds of black smoke appeared over the Vatican. That meant that the first ballot in ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The Catholic Church has embarked on a historic process known as the Papal Conclave after the passing of Pope Francis on April ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

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

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signalling a new pope has been chosen to replace the late ...

Filipino bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, aka 'Asian Francis', is one of the favorites bidding to win the conclave vote.

A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th ...