A Marquette University student studying abroad in Rome is getting a front-row seat to history as the conclave to select the next pope unfolds at the Vatican.

A New Zealand religious studies expert suggests the conclave will wrap up by Friday in the most open papal election for some ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...

There is no formal time limit for cardinals to elect a pope. Past papal selections have lasted from a few hours to three ...

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church in their first conclave vote. Tens of ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Wednesday was a special day for Catholics in Omaha and across the world. Many inside St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha were welcoming a new Archbishop to the metro and around 45,000 ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Conclave watching turns out to be a perfect aperitivo activity. Caffè Centrale on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of ...

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel to continue voting for a new pope. The first conclave ballot failed to find a ...

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

As Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process for the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, we ...