As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are beginning the secretive process known as a conclave.

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

In order to prepare for the real conclave occurring, several cardinals were reported watching the 2024 movie "Conclave" to ...

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

The College of Cardinals have convened for the papal conclave. Several of these cardinals are watching the movie for advice ...

All eyes are on the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where either black smoke or white smoke will emerge to signal whether a ...

While most will hear the news through their tech devices, some may gather outside the serene Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ...

Five reasons why previous non-European papal candidates have fallen short - A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that ...

He is undoubtedly qualified, as the only clear qualifications for the role of pontiff are that candidates be male and Roman ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church made their first vote inside the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY >> Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to ...

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