Cardinals from around the world are sequestered in Rome this week to choose a successor for the late Pope Francis. Who will ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as cardinals fail to elect new pope - A record 133 cardinals from 70 countries ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

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

The 133 cardinals eligible to participate in the secretive process will convene behind closed doors at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin voting for the successor to Pope Francis.

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...

"You have to trust the process … you don't want them to rush it," said Elizabeth Whelan of Newfoundland, Canada.

Mass was held in St. Peter’s Basilica hours before 133 cardinals began the conclave to select the man who will replace Pope ...