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

The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 21:00 on Wednesday evening, signalling that a first ballot ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

As the conclave gathers in the Vatican to select a new pope, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly spoke to CFR about the process and how the papacy affects foreign affairs.

A couple miles from the ongoing conclave, sisters in leadership gather at the International Union of Superiors General assembly May 5-9, with Pope Francis' spirit of synodality at its center.

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

Cardinals have begun the secretive conclave to elect the next pope, a process steeped in tradition and ritual, as Catholics ...

SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- At Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pa., all eyes are on the Vatican. Gianna ...

No one knows how long it will take to elect the next Pope, but it's predicted to be at least a two or three-day wait.

The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history took just one round of voting Wednesday evening.

The highly secretive process of picking a new pope began on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in ...