While a pope can be elected on the first vote it has not happened in centuries. The last three conclaves, held in 2013, 2005 ...

Their silent presence has been a constant in all events following the death of Pope Francis. The colonel and a major of this ...

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...

A shocking rumor has sent ripples through the Vatican, claiming Cardinal Pietro Parolin, one of the top candidates to succeed ...

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

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 ...

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

The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday, May 7 -- and FOX 5 NY ...

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

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

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...