While cardinals were electing Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, a group of Philadelphia students were selecting a pontiff of ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After ...

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White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

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

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

During the entire papal conclave, seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney, delighting onlookers. See social ...

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

This was among the shortest conclaves in recent decades. Here's a look at the long history of choosing a pope.

The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...