The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

There is no formal time limit: until two-thirds of the 133 voting cardinals agree on a new pope, the cardinals must continue ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

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

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

The centuries-old ritual is being used to elect a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

Cardinals sequestered inside the Sistine Chapel gather to vote on the next pope who will lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel signals that the papal conclave has selected a new pope and that he has accepted.

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to ...