Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

Who will be the next pope? That decision will be made by cardinals who will begin meeting in conclave on Wednesday afternoon ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican guest house.

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church holds a conclave to choose his successor. For example, Pope Francis was ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

One of the UK’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on people to pray for himself and other cardinals as they embark on the secret voting process to elect a new pope.

The secretive election to choose a new pope will begin on May 7. A group of 133 cardinals – the so-called “Princes of the ...