The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

The College of Cardinals will gather on Wednesday to choose the successor of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday.

The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures ...

When a new pope is chosen, a different combination is used to create white smoke, the traditional signal that “Habemus Papam” ...

The cardinals will participate in four rounds of voting every day until a candidate achieves a two-thirds majority. The ...

The conclave also marks the first time that 15 countries will have representation, including Haiti, Cape Verde, Papua New Guinea, and South Sudan. This diversity underscores the church's efforts to ...

Ancient pollen samples and archaeobotanical remains point to an ancient garden that was once located at the site of the ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

On May 7, all cardinal-electors will gather and be locked in the Sistine Chapel, the most famous papal chapel in the ...