The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Some 133 Cardinals began their secretive conclave on Wednesday with a first round of voting due in the afternoon ...

Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

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That will be immediately followed by the revelation of his birth name, in Latin, followed by the papal name he has chosen, also in Latin ...

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The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...

Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel after Cardinals held the first vote to select a new pope on the first day of the conclave, signaling that deliberations will continue. The black ...