Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Social media users welcome the Chicago-born head of the Catholic Church - He may lead Vatican City now, but the internet is ...

The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags from many countries in celebration at the arrival of the news ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesday afternoon ...

White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.