Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

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

The papal conclave begins on May 7. The process of choosing a new pope will take place at the Sistine Chapel. Once a new pope ...

The cardinals will begin trying to find the new pope on Wednesday afternoon, when the Conclave opens, more than two weeks ...

Cardinals charged with picking a new pope have held a special Mass before they begin the secretive conclave to choose the ...

The Papal Conclave becomes a magnet for tourists to visit the Vatican, even though the process of electing a new Pope to ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

The first smoke signal indicating the result of the papal conclave vote will emerge from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on ...

When his papal name was announced, things became much clearer. Taking the name of the 13th century St Francis of Assisi, ...

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 ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

The process to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope is set to take place in Vatican City today.On Wednesday evening, May 7, ...