The pope's new name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the church's future ...

The last conclave many Boomers will witness is crucial to the Catholic Church for their children, and their grandchildren.

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

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that cardinals meeting in ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ...

Father Jovita Okoli said he refuses to surrender to speculation about who will become pope, even as candidates from his ...

The election of a new pope has begun following the death of Pope Francis last month. The secret conclave of 131 Catholic ...