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.

The centuries-old ritual, which is expected to last several days, comes just over a fortnight after the death of Pope Francis ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...

Online prediction markets like Kalshi and PolyMarket are letting users wager on who will be the next leader of the Catholic ...

Cardinals will take part in a mass at St Peter's Basilica this morning and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast ...

With posts that blur the line between cinephilia and church gossip, Pope Crave has become a hub for papal content, complete ...

Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Vatican’s master of ceremonies, then pronounced the Latin command “Extra omnes!” (Everyone out!), telling all those not involved in the conclave to leave. The chapel’s ...

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.

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, ...

No pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries and voting could continue for several days before the ...

BREAKING: 133 red-robed cardinals from around the world have filed into the Sistine Chapel, and the doors sealed behind them.