Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

Voting will continue among the cardinals gathered in Vatican City after no one gained the required two-thirds majority to become the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...

Frank Pavone, who heads Priests for Life in Florida after founding the organization on Staten Island, reportedly wants to be ...

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A new pope could be named within a matter of hours, after more than 100 Catholic cardinals gathered inside the Vatican on ...

Who is voting for the next pope? Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Cardinal Joseph Tobin are among the US cardinals eligible.

One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...

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