A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

Cardinals to vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four times ...

If he agrees, he chooses a new papal name and is dressed in papal robes. The final ballots are then burned with special ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

One hundred thirty three cardinals will gather again on Thursday under the vaulted ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which are ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

Up to four rounds of voting can take place each full day of conclave, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for their second ...