One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

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

St. Peter’s Square was bustling on Wednesday morning despite the gray clouds trickling occasional raindrops over Vatican City ...

It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's ...

PLATTSBURGH — The College of Cardinals will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel’s Apostolic Palace today until white smoke billows above Vatican City. This indicates that the 133 Cardinals, under age ...

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...