One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

The cardinals have met in 12 general congregations, but they still do not know each other well and there are no clear ...

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

Cardinals from around the world will enter the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the private process of ...

And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

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 ...

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

One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

The papal conclave begins on May 7. The process of choosing a new pope will take place at the Sistine Chapel. Once a new pope ...

Other Catholic churches are joining in. St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wausau gathered for a Mass of the Holy Spirit on ...