The College of Cardinals was set to begin its election of the next pope Wednesday in Rome following the death of Pope Francis ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...

All eyes will be on the Vatican as the hidden voting selection process begins today to choose the new Leader of the Catholic ...

Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of ...

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Cardinals begin secret vote inside Sistine Chapel to choose new pope - Some 133 Cardinals began their secretive conclave on ...

The process of electing a new pope is typically a calm and civilised one, though a conclave over 400 years ago was anything ...

Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convertWanted: A holy man.Job ...

The 133 cardinal electors due to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis gathered inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on ...

Nearly 200 cardinals have descended on St. Peter’s Basilica for the conclave — one of them will emerge as the next head of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest branch of the world’s largest religion ...

The secretive selection process to elect the next Roman Catholic Church pope, known as the papel conclave, began Wednesday in Vatican City. The process involves 133 cardinals from around the world ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...