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

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

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

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As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...

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

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

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...