Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican Wednesday to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel with a singular goal: to elect "a worthy ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures ...

No pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries and voting could continue for several days before the ...

Cardinals begin secret election to choose new Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni ...

BREAKING: 133 red-robed cardinals from around the world have filed into the Sistine Chapel, and the doors sealed behind them.

As 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope, the church's problems and perplexities remain bigger than the sum of the questions posed in the days since Francis died.

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

Here & Now 's Scott Tong speaks with Catholic historian David Gibson from St. Peter's Square in the Vatican as cardinals begin their conclave to elect the next pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church.