Conclave begins today to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Here’s what time to watch for black or white smoke, how the process ...

Pope Leo XIV was selected on Thursday.

The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted ...

The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

Catholics in Boise are closely watching the Vatican as the papal conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

The first ballot will be cast Wednesday evening (Vatican time), May 7, according to Vatican News. Voting will then happen four times daily over the following days, twice in the morning and twice in ...

The cardinals will gather at St. Peter’s Basilica May 7 to celebrate a special Mass before gathering in the Sistine Chapel to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they ...