VATICAN CITY — Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

They then fold the ballot, hold it up for visibility and carry it to the altar, where a chalice covered by a plate awaits.

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

A group known as the Advocates for Women's Ordination Conference staged a protest regarding the current structure of the ...

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us (cardinals over age 80 are not allowed to vote). But many have attended meetings ...

Nearly 200 cardinals have descended on St. Peter’s Basilica for the conclave — one of them will emerge as the next head of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest branch of the world’s largest religion ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are there Indiana ties? What we know.

The 133 cardinals eligible to participate in the secretive process will convene behind closed doors at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin voting for the successor to Pope Francis.

For the second time since the papal conclave began, black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that ...