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

Black smoke emerged from the Vatican on Wednesday evening, indicating that a new Pope had not been chosen in the first round ...

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.

Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter Erdő, and Josip Bozanić — became members of the College of Cardinals in ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

The centuries-old ritual is being used to elect a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.

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

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

Scripps News speaks with a religious studies expert about what to expect as the Vatican conclave continues into Thursday.