One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

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

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

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

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

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

All 133 cardinals eligible to elect Pope Francis’s successor have arrived in Rome for the conclave. They will take their ...

Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. There were 135 ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

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 ...