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 ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

The Catholic Church has begun the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope Francis ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

On Wednesday, May 7, over a hundred cardinals from around the world sequestered together to begin the process of choosing a ...

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

The 133 cardinal electors due to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis gathered inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on ...

St. Peter’s Square was bustling on Wednesday morning despite the gray clouds trickling occasional raindrops over Vatican City ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

Before the closed-door conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals have gathered in the Vatican for a final ...