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

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

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

On Wednesday, 133 of the eligible cardinals will process into the Sistine Chapel for the sacred and secretive ritual to elect a new pope.

The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday, May 7 -- and FOX 5 NY ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

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

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis gets underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with ...

As of today, all telephone communications within the Vatican will be cut off and will only be restored after the announcement ...

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn explains the conclave process as cardinals gather to elect the next pope. “This is an election … and what’s different about this, of course, is ...