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 ...

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

After a day of ceremony and centuries-old ritual, the 133 cardinal electors have begun voting on who should succeed Pope ...

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

As the first day of the conclave concludes, local religious leaders are also anticipating the announcement of a new pope. The ...

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

Thick black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signalling that the cardinals sealed off inside have failed ...

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 ...