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

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Crowds in St. Peter's Square witnessed black smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, signalling ...

Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.

The centuries-old ritual is being used to elect a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.

Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each round of ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

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