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

"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

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

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

What the new Pope’s name will say about their plans for the Catholic Church - Four favourites have emerged to succeed Pope ...

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

The election of a new pope starts today, with cardinals from around the world set to begin the process of voting. Many people ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday (May 7) evening, signalling an inconclusive first ...