This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

There are about 1.4 billion Catholics in the world, so the selection of a new religious leader obviously always takes center ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

After his election, Pope Francis broke with more than a century of Vatican tradition by declining to move into the papal ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

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

The College of Cardinals was set to begin its election of the next pope Wednesday in Rome following the death of Pope Francis ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signaling the election of a new Pope to lead the Roman ...

The conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel ... If there is no two-thirds majority after three days of voting, the process is paused for a day to allow time for the cardinals to pray and ...