One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

The race is now on for the top job.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

There is a monumental task facing cardinal electors in the coming days choosing the next spiritual leader of the 1.4 billion ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The conclave - which is Latin for locked room - begins in the afternoon with each each cardinal taking an oath of secrecy.

Some 133 cardinal electors -- aged under 80 -- have gathered at the Vatican from five continents to pick a successor to Pope ...