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

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

As Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process for the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, we ...

What to expect as conclave enters second day of voting for new pope - Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The secretive and centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope began Wednesday morning. This conclave is the most geographically ...

Following nine days of mourning over Pope Francis's passing on 21 April, 133 cardinals representing 70 countries have ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.