Support for the new Pope, who is seen as a conciliatory figure, accelerated after the second ballot and coalesced into a ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

Catholic cardinals from around the globe have gathered at the Vatican, retreating from the outside world to deliberate in ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of ...

No new pope has been selected as of the morning of Thursday, May 8, but there's still a chance that one will be picked on the ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

In just over 24 hours and after at least four separate ballots, 133 cardinals reached a historic consensus beneath the ...

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

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.