This Wednesday the 133 cardinals will celebrate the first vote. Today the conclave begins to choose the successor of Pope ...

It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...

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Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

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

Next Pope is ‘everybody’s guess’ before Cardinals gather for oath of secrecy and first vote - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

A senior cardinal has urged the selection of a pope who values unity and can set aside "every personal consideration." ...