The cardinals are being sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

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

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's ...

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence ...

St. Peter’s Square was bustling on Wednesday morning despite the gray clouds trickling occasional raindrops over Vatican City ...

The election of a new pope starts today, with cardinals from around the world set to begin the process of voting. Many people are coming here in anticipation of the election of a new pope - and some ...

As many as 250 Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican ahead of the start of a conclave Wednesday afternoon to elect a new ...

The 67-year-old head of the Catholic Church here also has a shot at becoming the next pope. Read more at straitstimes.com.