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

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

Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...

White smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected, as will the ringing of the bells of St.

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Cardinals from around the world have sequestered in order to pick a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

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Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...