Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to begin voting on Wednesday (May 7), ...

In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni Battista Re prayed for the cardinal electors to be enlightened to choose ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

Catholic cardinals are locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel, sequestered from the world to elect the man ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

Seagulls have found themselves in starring roles since the live streaming of the Sistine Chapel chimney began at the 2005 ...

The process of choosing a new Pope is shrouded in secrecy, as the cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel until a new ...

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to ...

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to find a winner, sending billowing black smoke through the chapel chimney.

All 133 cardinal electors are now in the Sistine Chapel. It is within these walls that they will choose the successor to Pope ...