Catholics across the world — along with religious scholars and global leaders — are watching the Vatican, as cardinals gather ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope have begun checking into two Vatican hotels, ...

The conclave is the most diverse ever, with a significant Asian bloc and calls for a pope of 'mercy and hope'.

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel chimney on the first day of the conclave, meaning no pope was elected ...

Veteran journalists Jessica Soho and Korina Sanchez-Roxas, hailing from two rival television networks, met at the Vatican for ...

He is undoubtedly qualified, as the only clear qualifications for the role of pontiff are that candidates be male and Roman ...

Cardinals vote in the first round of the conclave to elect a new pope. India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan with Pakistan claiming it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets in ...

Black smoke (fumata nera) emanated early Thursday morning (PH time) from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as the cardinal electors failed to decide the successor of Pope Francis on the first evening ...

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the closed-door process ...

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

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

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...