With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

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

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

Five reasons why previous non-European papal candidates have fallen short - A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals began meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor.