To elect a pope, the cardinal electors must reach a two-thirds majority, which means securing at least 89 votes. The ...

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican for the second day to elect the next pontiff, ...

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

Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to ...

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

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel to continue voting for a new pope. The first conclave ballot failed to find a ...

The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even ...

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of having our eyes fixed firmly on the chimney of the Vatican as the cardinals will vote again to elect a new Pope after black smoke yesterday evening. The 133 cardinals ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

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

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

With 133 voting cardinals and a requirement of more than two-thirds of the vote, the process is underway to elect the next ...