Rome to select the new pope after Pope Francis died on April 21. Thursday marked the second day of the papal conclave.

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even ...

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning, signalling a new pope has yet to be chosen. Cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope ...

That the Church should opt for the poor is particularly relevant in Asia, where millions suffer extreme poverty ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The Catholic Church is breaking with recent tradition with prisoners and migrants expected to bury Pope Francis in St. Mary ...