With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Wednesday morning, the College of Cardinals gathered at the Vatican to begin the process of selecting a new pontiff.

The cardinal leading the last mass before a conclave to elect a new pope urged his peers Wednesday to choose someone able to protect the Catholic Church's unity and lead a "difficult and complex" ...

Based on recent history, it's extremely unlikely this conclave lasts longer than five days, as the last 12 popes since 1846 ...

A total of 133 cardinal electors are expected to take part in the conclave, the voting process to pick a successor to Pope ...

France has responded to Italian media reports alleging that French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to get a French pope ...

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.

The Catholic church continues to be male dominated but the conclave getting underway this week would struggle to happen ...