Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

What will they do when the conclave begins? The scarlet-clad men will make their way from their residence at Casa Santa Marta ...

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process is more than a simple ...

With recent conclaves lasting no more than two days, many expect the choice to be made on Friday or even Thursday. After morning Mass, the cardinal electors surrender their mobile phones, form a ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, triggering a call for the 133 cardinal electors to gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. With representatives from ...