The cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual Wednesday afternoon, participating in a rite more theatrical than ...

Almost all of the 133 cardinals choosing the next pope are staying at the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse, which enjoyed a spruce up in the days before the conclave began.

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...