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 ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Cardinals gather Wednesday in Rome’s Sistine Chapel to elect the successor of Pope Francis. Euroverify debunks false theories ...

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

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

VATICAN— The conclave that will elect the next pope is steeped in rules developed over the course of centuries. Given the ...