The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, with the 2025 papal conclave about to ...

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, ...

The conclave to choose the next pope begins Wednesday, with cardinals from around the world gathering in the Vatican to ...