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 ...

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 Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.