How long does it take to choose a pope? The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

The late former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller have been ...

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

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 ...

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...

The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...

The last conclave many Boomers will witness is crucial to the Catholic Church for their children, and their grandchildren.

Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that cardinals meeting in ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up ...