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 ...

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

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

With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

Secret and rigorous voting ritual to elect a new pope set to begin - While cardinals this week said they expected a short ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

“It’s the natural journey of the church,” said Cardinal Beniamino Stella, an Italian who was once a power player in the ...