There isn't a set schedule for when the new pope will be introduced, following the eagerly-anticipated white smoke. However, ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

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

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

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