Six are joining in their first papal conclave, and four others participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

FILE - Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to ...

The decision, reached on the second day of voting, ends a closely watched conclave following the resignation of Pope Francis. However, the identity of the new pontiff remains under wraps until the ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Pope Gregory XV, elected in 1621, was the last pope to be elected by “spontaneous acclamation” when all the cardinals, ...

This is the closed-door meeting of the cardinal electors to choose the new pope in the Sistine Chapel. Its name, literally ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu and others are accused of corruption, money laundering and extortion related to a luxury investment by ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States (US), has a history of missionary work in Peru but also a keen ...