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

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

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

The centuries-old ritual is being used to elect a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

The first vote of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope - has failed to reach a decision. After a lengthy ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel after Cardinals fail to elect pope - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

Out of more than 250 cardinals in world, only 135 who are below the age of 80 'on the day when the Apostolic See becomes ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

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

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.