First vote to decide the next Pope set to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Other Catholic churches are joining in. St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wausau gathered for a Mass of the Holy Spirit on ...

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Catholic cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for their closed-door conclave to elect the next supreme pontiff following ...

Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect successor to Pope Francis - The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass attended by ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or ...

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

The conclave to elect a new pope begins today, but there is no exact science to predict when the 133 cardinals will reach a decision. Aldean Hendrickson, Director of the Office of the Tribunal for the ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...