Roughly 4,700 miles from Vatican City, Milwaukee Catholics are sharing their hopes for a new pope as the conclave remains ...

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

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

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where ...

The first conclave in more than a decade comes during an uncertain time for the church, which is facing difficult decisions ...

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, ...

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

Here is a look at what betting odds say about the frontrunner to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

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 ...

A dramatic sight in Vatican City Wednesday – black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney. That means no pope has been elected yet. The doors are shut, the ballots have been burned, and the ...

Conclave began after a solemn procession into the Sistine Chapel where Cardinals swore oaths and famous words spoken.