As 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope, the church's problems and perplexities remain bigger than the sum of the questions posed in the days since Francis died.

Cardinal electors should not think the conclave is for them but to discover who among them will be chosen as the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, according to Msgr. Rolando dela Cruz, ...

All eyes on Sistine Chapel for smoke as secret conclave begins to elect new pope - White smoke will confirm a new pontiff to ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

The Vatican is implementing enhanced security measures for the conclave that will elect Pope Francis's successor, beginning ...

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One-hundred thirty-three cardinals have taken an oath of secrecy as they begin to choose Pope Francis' successor. Tina Kraus reports from the Vatican.

Today, the Papal conclave has begun, gathering 133 cardinals in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican as they begin their vote ...

On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church ...