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

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

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

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Officials of the Catholic Church are gathering to select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave. Watch here for ...

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

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...

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