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

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 ...

The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new ...

Who are the U.S. candidates at the papal conclave in Rome? Here's a list of American cardinals who will elect or possibly become the next pope.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

"You have to trust the process … you don't want them to rush it," said Elizabeth Whelan of Newfoundland, Canada.

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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

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