In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...

Letters and calls to our politicians stating our disgust at Donald Trump’s mockery might remind them of the voting power of ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican for the second day to elect the next pontiff, ...

Cardinals have been locked inside the Sistine Chapel for a second day to elect a new pope—watch our live stream of the chimney.

The last conclave many Boomers will witness is crucial to the Catholic Church for their children, and their grandchildren.

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

The next person elected pope in the papal conclave will need at least 89 votes in order to achieve the majority from the College of Cardinals.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...