Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

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

And so it begins. The world's most secretive ceremony to select a new Pope is underway. Never will a chimney have so many eyes fixed upon it.

VATICAN CITY, — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in April 2025, and many will now wonder who will succeed him in the Vatican ...

Next Pope is ‘everybody’s guess’ before Cardinals gather for oath of secrecy and first vote - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

Following acceptance of his election, the new pope traditionally makes a prompt appearance on St Peter's Basilica's front ...

(VATICAN CITY) -- The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on Wednesday, bringing cardinals from all over the world to select ...

During a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica before the start of the conclave and the first vote later that day in the Sistine ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...