Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The late Pope Francis is widely regarded as one of the most progressive popes in the history of the Catholic Church, having ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave's 1st ballot.

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

Mass was held in St. Peter’s Basilica hours before 133 cardinals began the conclave to select the man who will replace Pope ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

The first candidate to secure two-thirds of the votes is elected as the next pope. The prospect of an American becoming pope is "very unlikely," according to Dr. Miles Pattenden, a historian of the ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting.

There are 133 cardinals taking part in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history to pick the ...