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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel after Cardinals fail to elect pope - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.

I think that one of the principal challenges that the new pope will have is that we live in a world that’s increasingly ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

Dr. Daniel Cosacchi researches the conclave as Catholics worldwide anticipate the new pope. SCRANTON, Pa. — Inside his office ...

Black smoke emerged from the Vatican on Wednesday evening, indicating that a new Pope had not been chosen in the first round ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...