In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

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

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

The eyes of the globe are on the Vatican as the conclave to elect the next pope is about to begin, and New York's Timothy ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from ...

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

It’s Danny Kind, and he’s not even Catholic. But he’s in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were ...

The most voting cardinals ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the next leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, at an uncertain moment for the church.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...