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

Cardinals from 133 countries gather at St Peter's Basilica for a final mass before entering the conclave to elect Pope ...

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

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

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

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

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

Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican Wednesday to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.