Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the secretive process to elect the next leader of the ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

A bell is also rung, part of the ritual introduced when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, which confirms the smoke is white and ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the ...

Francis died April 21 at age 88. He was elected March 13, 2013, after five votes in a two-day conclave. His predecessor, Pope ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged.

Cardinals return for second day of election to choose new pope after black smoke on first night - A successor to Pope Francis ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, ...