Thick black smoke billowed Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a ...

Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

The conclave to elect a new pope continues as cardinals from around the world vote in secret. With 133 cardinals ...

As cardinals gather in the Vatican to elect a new pope — with a Filipino among the favorites — the church in Asia’s most ...

The names of Cristóbal López and Ángel Fernández Artime, both from Spain, and Pablo Virgilio David, from The Philippines, ...

The first day of the conclave came to an end with black smoke emitting from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave to elect ...

Before he died, Pope Francis gave away the last of his personal savings to a cause he deeply cared about: bringing hope to ...

With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the 133 cardinals returned to the Vatican residences where they are being sequestered.

Black smoke from Sistine Chapel signals no new Pope elected. Cardinals continue voting in secret conclave until a two-thirds ...

The papal conclave to elect the next pope has begun. Cardinals from around the world are gathering in Vatican City to choose a successor to Pope Francis.

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.