As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff ...

No one knows how long it will take to elect the next Pope, but it's predicted to be at least a two or three-day wait.

Cardinals from all over the world began voting Wednesday to elect a new pope -- but what's the cost of finding a new leader ...

Cardinals begin secret election to choose new Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

Once inside, they will pledge to maintain secrecy about what's about to transpire and to not allow any interference from ...

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

Excluded from the conclave to elect a new pope Wednesday -- and more broadly from the Church's entire global priesthood -- ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

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

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?