First vote to decide the next Pope set to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis ...

The secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new Pope begins with 133 Cardinals in a geographically diverse conclave.

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

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday (May 7) for a secretive conclave to elect ...

Catholic commentator Caroline Farrow has warned that cardinals participating in the papal conclave face "the most severe punishment the Church can impose" if they break their vow of secrecy. The ...

The secretive election to choose a new pope will begin on May 7. A group of 133 cardinals – the so-called “Princes of the ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...