The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

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Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The senior cardinal of the conclave will first appear on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, and will announce ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...

More than 130 cardinals are entering the largest-ever conclave today to elect the new pope. They will go into the Sistine ...

The name of the election procedure derives from the Latin “cum clave” (with a key) and refers to the tradition of locking ...

As 133 cardinals who are eligible to vote prepare to take part in the conclave on Wednesday, wealthy MAGA Catholics have ...

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...