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

Cardinals have been locked inside the Sistine Chapel for a second day to elect a new pope—watch our live stream of the ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...

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The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

Following Pope Francis' death on April 28 -- which set into process the start of a new papal conclave -- "Conclave" saw a 283 ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.