They went into last week's conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Conclave: How the election of a new Pope has changed over the centuries - ANALYSIS: The ceremony has traditionally been a ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

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