The cardinals have met in 12 general congregations, but they still do not know each other well and there are no clear ...

Age, geographical, ideological considerations and Donald Trump will all be factors that play into who becomes the next pope.

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis gets under way on Wednesday.

Who will be the next pope? That decision will be made by cardinals who will begin meeting in conclave on Wednesday afternoon ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope ...

The Ralph Fiennes-led political thriller Conclave, which centred on the secretive process of selecting a new pope, began ...

Catholic cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for their closed-door conclave to elect the next supreme pontiff following ...

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...