On Day 2, the cardinals will begin their day with a mass in the Pauline Chapel and then retreat to the Sistine Chapel for ...

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel today for the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis.

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

The cardinals can vote twice Thursday morning and twice in the afternoon. If no one collects a two-thirds majority, the ...

Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...

Crowds were gathered in their tens of thousands in St Peter's Square in Vatican City for the first vote of conclave.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The Vatican conclave will continue with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is ...

There is no formal time limit for cardinals to elect a pope. Past papal selections have lasted from a few hours to three ...

The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume on Thursday, with Roman Catholic cardinals ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...