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

Cardinals are meeting in Vatican City to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church. This follows the death of Pope Francis.

As the Vatican begins its largest-ever conclave, the Catholic Church faces a pivotal choice between global growth and ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis gets underway Wednesday. In total, 133 ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

VATICAN CITY] Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday (May 7) of electing a new pope, locking themselves ...

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

For nearly eight centuries, the Catholic Church has used an ancient and symbolic process—the conclave—to elect a new pope.

And so it begins. The world's most secretive ceremony to select a new Pope is underway. Never will a chimney have so many eyes fixed upon it.

Black smoke from a chimney on the roof of the chapel will mark an inconclusive vote, while white smoke and the peeling of bells will signal that the 1.4-billion member church has a new leader. The ...

Discover the 133 cardinals from 70 nations in the Vatican conclave, as they prepare to elect the next pope for 1.3 billion ...