All eyes are on the as the conclave begins on Wednesday as more than 130 Catholic cardinals come together behind the locked ...

For the first time since 2013, a papal conclave will meet in Vatican City behind closed doors to select the next pope to replace Francis, who died last month.

On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church ...

Soon after ballots are distributed, the Cardinals will move on to the first vote and those with more than 20 votes will be ...

The cardinals began the day by participating in a final pre-conclave Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The dean of the College of ...

Explore the history of papal conclaves, from the longest and shortest elections to how we'll know when a new pope is chosen.

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

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7, when cardinals gather to elect the next pope. Here's how to watch coverage in the ...

As 133 Catholic cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel Wednesday to take an oath of secrecy ahead of the conclave, a Boston ...

The process of electing a new pope is typically a calm and civilised one, though a conclave over 400 years ago was anything ...