The Catholic College of Cardinals, convening in Rome on Wednesday, has begun its process of electing the next pope following the death of Pope Francis on April 21. The electoral process, known as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Francis, 88, died at the Vatican the morning after Easter, succumbing after months of health issues, hospitalizations and ...

The process to choose a new pope will begin Wednesday in the Vatican.The papal conclave is the gathering of voting-eligible cardinals who meet and vote until a new pontiff is chosen with a two-thirds ...

About three hours after 133 Catholic cardinals from around the world were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to pick Pope Francis’ successor, smoke started pouring out of a closely watched ...

As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pope, many around the world are doing their own preparations — by watching a movie about it. After news of Pope Francis’ death broke Monday, the film ...

Some of the Catholic cardinals watched the Oscar-winning papal election drama “Conclave” to prepare for this week’s real-life Vatican election. The church’s 133 cardinals making the pick were ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, cardinals will convene at the Vatican for the papal conclave. The conclave, a centuries-old tradition, involves cardinals voting in the Sistine Chapel until a ...