Conclave that brought together 133 Cardinal Electors on May 7 resulting in the following day’s election of Robert Francis ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

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

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

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

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years.

If Thursday afternoon's rounds of voting fail to produce a two-thirds majority, black smoke will billow from the chimney at the Vatican again, at around 7 pm. It will be white if a new pope is elected ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

Members of a Catholic women's group lit pink smoke flares on a hill behind the Vatican on Wednesday in protest against gender inequality in the Church, hours before cardinals gathered in the ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...