The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

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

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church made their first vote inside the Sistine Chapel ...

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...