One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

St. Peter’s Square was bustling on Wednesday morning despite the gray clouds trickling occasional raindrops over Vatican City ...

Wednesday began the centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis, celebrating a morning Mass before opening the ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 electors who will be meet in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel during the ...