Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as first vote inconclusive - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are beginning the secretive process known as a conclave.

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

The College of Cardinals have convened for the papal conclave. Several of these cardinals are watching the movie for advice ...

All eyes are on the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where either black smoke or white smoke will emerge to signal whether a ...

While most will hear the news through their tech devices, some may gather outside the serene Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ...

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

On Wednesday, May 7, the conclave began in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. 133 cardinals from 71 countries gathered to ...

He is undoubtedly qualified, as the only clear qualifications for the role of pontiff are that candidates be male and Roman ...