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

The late former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller have been ...

The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...

A chimney atop the 15th century Sistine Chapel in the Vatican billowed black tell-tale smoke again on Thursday morning, ...

The last conclave many Boomers will witness is crucial to the Catholic Church for their children, and their grandchildren.

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

Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...

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

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

The next vote will take place at approximately 17:30 (16:30 BST) - black smoke signals no decision has been reached, white ...