Catholics across the world — along with religious scholars and global leaders — are watching the Vatican, as cardinals gather ...

He is undoubtedly qualified, as the only clear qualifications for the role of pontiff are that candidates be male and Roman ...

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the closed-door process ...

Following the inconclusive vote, the 133 cardinal electors—those under the age of 80 who are eligible to participate—returned ...

Cardinals closed themselves in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to cast their first ballots for a new pope, facing a moment of ...

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

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

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

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

Voting will continue among the cardinals gathered in Vatican City after no one gained the required two-thirds majority to ...