This conclave will have a record number of Cardinals - including 10 from the United States - participating in the long-standing tradition to choose the 267th Pope and leader of the Catholic Church.

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

A U.S. bishop offers insight on why many think it's unlikely Catholic cardinals will break with more than two centuries of ...

Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave as cardinals cast their votes inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the next ...

Cardinals begin secret vote to choose new Pope as crowds watch for smoke from Vatican - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior ...

ABC News contributor Colleen Dulle explains the “prayerful process” to elect the next pontiff.

The conclave to elect the new pope has begun in the Vatican, as the door to the Sistine Chapel closed on Wednesday behind the ...

At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose ...

As the conclave dominates conversation in Rome—from morning espresso speculation to taxi driver frustrations—tourists ...

No one knows how long it will take to elect the next Pope, but it's predicted to be at least a two or three-day wait.

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

The bets are on, as the cardinals from around the world arrived in Rome Wednesday for the centuries-old papal conclave ...