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

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Catholic cardinals have reconvened in the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to continue their effort to elect a new ...

One hundred thirty three cardinals will gather again on Thursday under the vaulted ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which are ...

Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...

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

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel today for the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis.

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

The Vatican conclave will continue with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is ...

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