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 ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked in a ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

The longest conclave in history, in the 13th century, lasted two years and nine months. Thankfully, since the beginning of ...

Some have watched it in the cinema,” one cleric involved said, adding that the movie accurately portrays how the conclave ...

News anchor Tony Dokoupil has caused quite the sensation after his recent comments during a special broadcast about the ongoing conclave in the Vatican, for the election of the new Pope.

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of ...

Following Pope Francis's passing, the Vatican is abuzz as cardinals gather to elect his successor. The conclave, a secretive ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not ...