VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the cry of “Extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed ...

As 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope, the church's problems and perplexities remain bigger than the sum of the questions posed in the days since Francis died.

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

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

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

Theologian Jonathan Morris breaks down the process of the papal conclave vote to select the successor to Pope Francis on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’ ...

For these next days of waiting, first and foremost for the cardinals in conclave and then also for all of us: Come, Holy ...

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

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

The first day of the Papal Conclave has begun, 16 days after Pope Francis' passing. 133 cardinal-electors are up for the most prestigious title in the catholic church, happening at the Sistine Chapel ...

There are 133 cardinals taking part in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history to pick the ...