Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

While the world continues to mourn Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday, preparations are underway to secure various buildings around Vatican City for the vote for his successor. The ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

Much turns on that announcement now, as much did in previous centuries. The conclave elects both a pope and a head of state. While Vatican City is magnitudes smaller than the Papal State of the past, ...

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the ...

VATICAN CITY — As more than a billion Catholics ... where 133 cardinals have begun the secretive process known as a conclave. Throughout the week, pilgrims and journalists have flocked to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks ... successor to Pope Francis must take an oath of secrecy ahead of the conclave that’s starting on Wednesday. The punishment for breaking the ...

Cardinal Calcagno said that, in general, the first ballot is a “dress rehearsal” to see which names might have a shot. After that, “someone must let go of their first choice and move to someone else’s ...

Phone signals in Vatican City will be cut throughout the duration of the conclave, with one small exception Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Since the last conclave in ...