The secretive process will get underway at the Vatican to find a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

Catholics around the world are getting ready to celebrate the election of a new pope as the conclave begins on Wednesday. All eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel to see white ...

With cardinals from Africa, Asia and even East Timor now among the electors, this conclave could mark a turning point for a ...

The longest papal election in the history of the Church took place from 1268 to 1271 CE. It involved a clash between two ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

For many centuries, the leader of the Catholic Church has been elected in a highly secretive gathering known as the conclave.

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...