With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...

Youngstown Bishop David Bonnar held a special Mass in Massillon on Wednesday to pray for the men assigned to choose the next pope.

A conclave of as many as 250 Catholic cardinals at the Vatican produced black smoke, indicating no result, following the ...

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

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

NEW YORK - As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn ...

The pre-conclave mass has begun at St Peter’s Basilica at Vatican City on Wednesday ahead of the voting process beginning to elect a new pope later in the day.

US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman ...

As people watched the papal election process unfold, advocates for issues including female clergy expressed hopes and fears ...