Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel pontificate of Pope Francis.

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where ...

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 ...

Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here’s what to know.

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

One of the world’s longest-running elections will play out for a global audience that has never been so immersed in social ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

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