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

Papal conclaves don’t just elect the next pope — they mark turning points in the history of the Catholic Church and, often, ...

The papal conclave will begin with a single ballot on the first day and then four rounds of voting each day afterward until a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures and rituals that have evolved over centuries.

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

All 133 cardinals eligible to elect Pope Francis’s successor have arrived in Rome for the conclave. They will take their ...

A two-thirds majority is required to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. There are 1.4 billion Catholics ...

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

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

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...