When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

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

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

Vatican cuts phone signal ahead of secret Sistine Chapel vote to elect new pope - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Online oddsmakers correctly predicted President Trump’s election victory last year. They face a far tougher task in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...