To elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority is required. For the upcoming conclave on Wednesday, 7 May, that means at least 89 ...

The papal conclave will begin with a single ballot on the first day and then four rounds of voting each day afterward until a ...

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

One of the most infamous elections was in 532, following the death of Boniface II, which involved "large-scale bribing of ...

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

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 Vatican's papal conclave to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis gets under way on Wednesday. Many non-Catholic leaders seek an audience at the Vatican, while ...

When voting gets under way, on that altar will be a large chalice into which each cardinal in turn will place his ballot ...

Cardinals will today move into the Conclave at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in succession to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. One hundred and thirty-three cardinal electors will perform the ...