Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

BST - white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney will signal when they've chosen a new pope.

He secured 105 of 133 votes to become the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

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

VATICAN CITY -- A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you "enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal." It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest 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 Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...