Hundreds of people watched on giant video screens and waited for the first puffs of smoke to learn whether a pope had been ...

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the private process of ...

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

The papal conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis began Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Vatican time, or 9:30 a.m. central time. Alabama-based EWTN Global Catholic Network, the largest Catholic network ...