The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume on Thursday, with Roman Catholic cardinals ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...

On Day 2, the cardinals will begin their day with a mass in the Pauline Chapel and then retreat to the Sistine Chapel for ...

It’s a big decision that has the whole world watching and waiting. Who will be the next Pope? That’s the question the ...

Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...

The Catholic Church has begun the process of choosing a new pope following the death of Pope Francis on April 21.

The election of a new pope has begun following the death of Pope Francis last month. The secret conclave of 131 Catholic cardinals are locked in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City until a new ...

Cardinals attend the first day of the conclave to elect the successor of late Pope Francis inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, 7 May 2025 ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...