The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome failed to choose a new pope on their second day of voting.

One hundred thirty three cardinals will gather again on Thursday under the vaulted ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which are ...

An estimated crowd of 45,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday morning for the second day of the conclave in ...

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

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

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel today for the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis.

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...