The highly secretive process of picking a new pope began on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in ...

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...

So that means some foods were banned or carefully inspected at previous conclaves, including whole roast chicken, stuffed ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

The first conclave in more than a decade comes during an uncertain time for the church, which is facing difficult decisions ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

As the conclave gathers in the Vatican to select a new pope, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly spoke to CFR ...