Whether that’s a positive development is yet to be seen. By some accounts, he was a dark horse in a conclave race which many ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

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

White smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected, as will the ringing of the bells of St.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church ended the conclave and chose a new pope. Here's what to know about Pope Leo XIV.

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...