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 ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

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

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who ...

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

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

The Catholic Church has begun the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope Francis ...

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