After Pope Francis' April 21 death, the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders began preparing to gather and select a successor. The gathering, which is set to commence this week for the first time ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

The papal conclave forms to start the selection process for a new pope on Wednesday. Cardinals from around the globe have been gathering at the Vatican. Some are considered more 'papabile' than others ...

Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...

Preparations are ramping up in Vatican City ahead of next week’s conclave, including the installation of the chimney on the ...

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

Rumors about pope frontrunner Pietro Parolin have been published this week on various news sites, and sexual abuse watchdogs ...