As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are beginning the secretive process known as a conclave.

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

Black smoke, signifying no pope, has emerged from the Sistine Chapel in the first decision of the conclave to elect a new pope.

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

In order to prepare for the real conclave occurring, several cardinals were reported watching the 2024 movie "Conclave" to ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.The smoke billowed out at 9 p.m.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ...

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

The College of Cardinals have convened for the papal conclave. Several of these cardinals are watching the movie for advice ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope have begun checking into two Vatican hotels, ...

Catholics across the world — along with religious scholars and global leaders — are watching the Vatican, as cardinals gather ...

He is undoubtedly qualified, as the only clear qualifications for the role of pontiff are that candidates be male and Roman ...