Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

As the Papal Conclave begins in Vatican City, the El Paso Catholic community has expectations for the new pope after they say ...

VATICAN CITY, — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pope on Wednesday.

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The ritual from which the new Pope will emerge is as fascinating as it is unpredictable. The sky of Rome once again becomes a ...

One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

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

A total of 133 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80, are eligible to vote in this conclave — the highest number in ...

The earliest conclaves in the 1400s pre-date the founding of the Swiss Guards but since being established in 1506 they have ...