The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

The cardinals will gather for the conclave starting May 7. Special TV broadcasts are planned for the start of the papal ...

During the seating there's no communication with the outside world on the proceedings, except for the smoke signals from the burnt ballot papers. Black smoke signals a new round of voting is required.

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has replaced Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin as the new favorite to become the next pope ...

The Oscar-nominated film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini and offers a fictionalized, high-stakes ...

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

Preparations for the conclave to find the new head of the Catholic Church accelerated on Friday with the installation of the ...

The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday, May 7, and FOX 5 NY will have a 24/7 LIVE look at the Sistine Chapel.