As the papal conclave begins in the Vatican, an explanation of what will happen now before the election of the next Pope ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

One of the most infamous elections was in 532, following the death of Boniface II, which involved "large-scale bribing of ...

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

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

Mary Immaculate Catholic School in Farmers Branch held a mock conclave Tuesday morning, where they elected their very own ...