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

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

Vatican cuts phone signal ahead of secret Sistine Chapel vote to elect new pope - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal ...

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

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 ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

Everyone from cooks to translators to elevator operators took an oath of secrecy at the Vatican on Monday — under threat of ...

Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...