On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret and fascinating ritual — will begin.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

The conclave — the highly secretive ritual of selecting a new pope ... A group of 133 cardinals from the College of Cardinals met at the Vatican to vote through secret ballot, with a two ...

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming during the conclave to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside ...

Cardinals gather in secret after Pope Francis's burial to elect a new leader. The world watches for smoke from the Sistine ...

All those people will be sequestered to be on hand for any medical needs, and maintain the majesty and ritual appropriate ... outside the conclave, with the Vatican gendarmes overseeing the ...

and to let them get acquainted before entering the conclave, an ancient ritual steeped in mystery and ritual. The cardinals are cut off from the world while at the Vatican, between residences and ...

Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope, opening the most geographically ...

Earlier in the day, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presided over a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica urging the voters to set aside all personal interests and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...