Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church ...

Cardinals begin secret election to choose new Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

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

The conclave to select the new pope will begin on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel after the passing ...

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

Cardinals from all over the world began voting Wednesday to elect a new pope -- but what's the cost of finding a new leader ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, each cardinal elector stood before his assigned seat, facing the Book of the Gospels, placed on a ...