Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...

Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries ...

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

The 133 cardinals who will elect Pope Francis’ successor have made their way from the Pauline Chapel to the Sistine Chapel in ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret ...

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

Cardinals are voting in the first ballot and we're expecting to see the first smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney - which alerts us to the end of a voting round ...

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.