Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Black smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney for the second time as the 133 cardinal electors remained ...

An estimated crowd of 45,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday morning for the second day of the conclave in ...

Roman Catholic cardinals have begun the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

Despite being the “princes” of the church, the cardinals are not exempt from excommunication if they violate the rules of the ...

With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the 133 cardinals returned to the Vatican residences where they are being sequestered.

Francis died April 21 at age 88. He was elected March 13, 2013, after five votes in a two-day conclave. His predecessor, Pope ...

The conclave to elect a new pope continues as cardinals from around the world vote in secret. With 133 cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave to elect ...

The papal conclave to elect the next pope has begun. Cardinals from around the world are gathering in Vatican City to choose a successor to Pope Francis.