Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new ...

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Roughly 4,700 miles from Vatican City, Milwaukee Catholics are sharing their hopes for a new pope as the conclave remains ...

No one knows how long it will take to elect the next Pope, but it's predicted to be at least a two or three-day wait.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history took just one round of voting Wednesday evening.

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

Pope Francis’ death, more than 130 of the most senior clergy have come together to determine their new leader.

The Church's opening to women initiated by Francis will be one of the challenges the next Pope will face. Hours before the cardinals locked themselves in the conclave that will choose the successor of ...

As the papal conclave gets underway in Vatican City, Holy Cross Catholic Church pastor Father Noah Carter recalls his ...

None of the cardinals achieved the necessary two-thirds majority (89 votes) among the 133 electors, who are scheduled to reconvene on Thursday, with up to four votes planned. Black smoke: the first ...