With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

Cardinals charged with picking a new pope have taken their oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel before beginning the ...

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals ...

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

Here is a live feed of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney as the conclave of Catholic cardinals meets in Vatican City to choose the next pope.

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes”, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun.

The conclave to elect the new pope – the successor to Pope Francis and the 266th successor to St. Peter – begins on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 7, when 133 cardinals from 70 countries and all ...

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