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

Some cardinals expected a short conclave to replace Pope Francis, but it may take a few rounds of voting for one man to ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney again Thursday morning. That indicates no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ranks second on both.

The faithful and curious at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City reacted to the “unique moment” of watching the smoke billow ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it ...

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 ...

Nearly 200 cardinals have descended on St. Peter’s Basilica for the conclave — one of them will emerge as the next head of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest branch of the world’s largest religion ...

The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new ...

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