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

Hundreds of people watched on giant video screens and waited for the first puffs of smoke to learn whether a pope had been ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

The conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis begins today in Vatican City, where 133 cardinals from around the world ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Cardinals from 70 nations began the Vatican conclave Wednesday, gathering in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope for the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

Among the massive crowds of people waiting for the first round of smoke to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, ...

No new pope yet. On the first day cardinals gathered to pick the next pontiff, a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel billowed ...