Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

With a Vatican official calling out ''extra omnes'' and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor has officially begun.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

I think that one of the principal challenges that the new pope will have is that we live in a world that’s increasingly ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

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