Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

As the conclave to find Pope Francis’ successor continues, the cardinals are not eating gourmet food amid their sequestered ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

The identity of Pope Francis’ successor will be revealed shortly by Dominique Mamberti, the senior cardinal deacon, who ...

The cardinals, who broke for lunch and will reconvene this afternoon, are expected to continue casting ballots at the Vatican ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

A chimney atop the 15th century Sistine Chapel in the Vatican billowed black tell-tale smoke again on Thursday morning, ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it ...

After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process— takes place in the Vatican as ...

LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...