As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

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

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

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

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

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.