Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here’s what to know.

The College of Cardinals have convened for the papal conclave. Several of these cardinals are watching the movie for advice ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

The papal conclave begins its secretive process to select the next pope. Here's how to watch and stream the conclave as Ohio ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.