This Wednesday the 133 cardinals will celebrate the first vote. Today the conclave begins to choose the successor of Pope ...

It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...

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Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The senior cardinal deacon will go to the central balcony at the basilica and announce, “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

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

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...