Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Francis died April 21 at age 88. He was elected March 13, 2013, after five votes in a two-day conclave. His predecessor, Pope ...

What role does secrecy play in the Papal Conclave 2025 to ensure a fair election? The Vatican is buzzing with anticipation.

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

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

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's ...

The pope's new name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the church's future ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

For much of the past century, a conclave has required between three and 14 ballots to find a pope. John Paul I — the pope who ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Cardinals vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four times a ...