Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

Once inside, they will pledge to maintain secrecy about what's about to transpire and to not allow any interference from ...

The centuries-old ritual, which is expected to last several days, comes just over a fortnight after the death of Pope Francis ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the Sistine Chapel closing ...

Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave as cardinals cast their votes inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the next ...

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, ...

No pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries and voting could continue for several days before the ...

Cardinal electors are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new Pope until they have a two-thirds majority. NBC News ...

Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Vatican’s master of ceremonies, then pronounced the Latin command “Extra omnes!” (Everyone out!), telling all those not involved in the conclave to leave. The chapel’s ...

BREAKING: 133 red-robed cardinals from around the world have filed into the Sistine Chapel, and the doors sealed behind them.