The cardinals, from 70 countries, will be sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves ...

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

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

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

The race is now on for the top job.

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. But what exactly is a cardinal?

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...

The conclave - which is Latin for locked room - begins in the afternoon with each each cardinal taking an oath of secrecy.