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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

Ahead of the conclave to select a new pope for the Catholic Church, each cardinal took an oath of secrecy in Latin. NBC News’ Lester Holt and Anne Thompson explain the centuries-old process that marks ...