While a pope can be elected on the first vote it has not happened in centuries. The last three conclaves, held in 2013, 2005 ...

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...

Hailing from 70 countries, 133 cardinals are set to begin the secretive ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening ...

The papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to to decide the next Pope.Italian Cardinal ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

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

The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday, May 7 -- and FOX 5 NY ...

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

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

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