When asked at the conclusion of a White House ceremony honoring military mothers for his reaction to a new pope being chosen, ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

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

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

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

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

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s ...

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