VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

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

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

The election of the new pope is the most secretive democratic process in the world, with even its name - from the Latin 'cum ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

Cardinal Farrell was the one to announce the death of Pope Francis and, as camerlengo, has been the senior official ensuring the smooth running of the church until a new pontiff is chosen, including ...

Papal Conclave, to elect a new pope, will soon begin in the Vatican, as cardinals vote to choose the successor to late Pope ...

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