Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion faithful ...

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.

Cardinals electing the next pope begin processing into the Sistine Chapel to open the conclave.

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

Cardinals currently in conclave could face a harsh consequence if they breach the rules while choosing the new pope ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope were locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

Cardinals from 70 countries have begun the secretive conclave in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, marking the most geographically diverse gathering in the Catholic Church’s history.

On Wednesday, the doors to the Sistine Chapel were closed as the first round of voting began in the Papal Conclave to elect a new Pope.

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

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