Catholic cardinals are locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel, sequestered from the world to elect the man ...

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday (May 7) from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to ...

The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...

A group of 133 Cardinals are making their way from their rooms into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no contact with ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

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

Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 21:00 on Wednesday evening, signalling that a first ballot ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope filed into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday (May 7), before locking ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

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

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

Many Catholics in New York City and beyond joined in prayer Wednesday to seek divine guidance for the cardinals at the ...