Hundreds of people watched on giant video screens and waited for the first puffs of smoke to learn whether a pope had been ...

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

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

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

Hailing from 70 different countries, the 133-strong group of cardinals gathered in the Vatican for the centuries old-ritual ...

Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion faithful ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...

The first day of the Papal Conclave has begun, 16 days after Pope Francis' passing. 133 cardinal-electors are up for the most prestigious title in the catholic church, happening at the Sistine Chapel ...

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe have entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...