The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

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

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

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

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals are not allowed to leave, other than for meals and to sleep at night, until a successor ...

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

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

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

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