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

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for a conclave to elect a ...

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

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

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

Who is Pietro Parolin? The ‘Clark Kent character’ tipped to be the next pope - Pietro Parolin has emerged on nearly every ...

Roughly 4,700 miles from Vatican City, Milwaukee Catholics are sharing their hopes for a new pope as the conclave remains ...

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

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 about the process and how the papacy affects foreign affairs.

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