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 ...

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

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

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In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...