Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

Cardinals attend a final Mass St. Peter’s Basilica, before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican ... be both contemplative and free from outside interference. Taking no chances ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some things to know ...

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Cardinals and church staff are sworn to secrecy in all matters relating to the papal conclave, including being sequestered in the Sistine Chapel during voting. No communication with the outside ...

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, ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

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A frenzy of betting is underway as gamblers try to predict results of the upcoming conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor.