Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

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

The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...

Plus, the Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged as officials continue to assess the impact of ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

The conclave to vote for a new pope begins Wednesday, May 7. Around 130 red-robed cardinals from all over the world processed ...

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

One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...

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

As the Catholic Church embarks on the sacred process of electing its 267th pope following the death of Pope Francis on April ...

As the papal conclave begins, Manila's faith community rallies behind Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, hoping for a Pope who ...