In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

The election of the next Pope officially kicks of today as 133 cardinals will take part in the Conclave to find the successor ...

The conclave - which is Latin for locked room - begins in the afternoon with each each cardinal taking an oath of secrecy.

To elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority is required. For the upcoming conclave on Wednesday, 7 May, that means at least 89 ...

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

The papal conclave will begin with a single ballot on the first day and then four rounds of voting each day afterward until a ...

One of the most infamous elections was in 532, following the death of Boniface II, which involved "large-scale bribing of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

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

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or white smoke to show they have chosen a new pope.