The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7. There's no timeline for it to conclude. A new Pope could be selected in a matter ...

White smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected, as will the ringing of the bells of St.

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

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

The Catholic church's eligible cardinals are behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor ...

Crowds of Catholics and tourists gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican are training their eyes on the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel early Thursday, signaling that the cardinals have yet to elect a new pope.

Cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot ...