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

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

A couple miles from the ongoing conclave, sisters in leadership gather at the International Union of Superiors General assembly May 5-9, with Pope Francis' spirit of synodality at its center.

The first vote of the conclave ended with black smoke, indicating no decision has been made. Voting sessions are scheduled to ...

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday (May 7) from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to ...

The first conclave in more than a decade comes during an uncertain time for the church, which is facing difficult decisions ...

Cardinals have begun the secretive conclave to elect the next pope, a process steeped in tradition and ritual, as Catholics ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 21:00 on Wednesday evening, signalling that a first ballot ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals no pope was elected after the first vote, as 133 cardinals begin the most diverse conclave in Catholic Church history to choose Francis’ successor.

As the conclave gathers in the Vatican to select a new pope, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly spoke to CFR ...

The highly secretive process of picking a new pope began on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in ...