Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

Black smoke has funnelled out of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that the first vote to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis has been inconclusive. Millions await the results of the secret ...

White smoke began pouring from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to Pope Francis. And now the world waits to learn who he is.

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.

He had asked via X that the faithful keep him and the rest of the college of cardinals who will be locked in the Sistine Chapel in their prayers. Original report: Pope Francis died on April 21 at ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (CN) — The doors of the Sistine Chapel closed to the outside world on Wednesday as 133 Roman Catholic Church cardinals began the secret process of electing a successor to ...

FOX 5 DC will have a 24/7 LIVE look at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as cardinal electors hold a conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. You can watch in the media player above ...

The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, took the name Francis. (AP/Gregorio Borgia, File) If the cardinals follow the same schedule as last time, they will meet in the Sistine Chapel ...