The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each round of ...

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

Here's when we could see smoke -- and a new pope -- now that the conclave is getting underway in Vatican City.

Editor's note: Click here to view the conclave schedule for Thursday, May 8. The sacred practice of naming a new pope is soon ...