First vote to decide the next Pope to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

To elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority is required. For the upcoming conclave on Wednesday, 7 May, that means at least 89 ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

A tense conclave is expected to pit late Pope Francis’ number two, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, against an array of challengers.