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

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to to decide the next Pope.Italian Cardinal ...

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's ...

The cardinals are being sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican ...

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7, when cardinals gather to elect the next pope. Here's how to watch coverage in the ...

Following the tragic death of Pope Francis in 2025, cardinals at the Vatican have begun the time-honoured tradition of a ...