While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich led the delegation of North American Cardinals as they boarded buses bound for sequestered quarters at the Vatican Tuesday eveni ...

Watch live as cardinals choose the new pope. Candidates need a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. The cardinals failed to find ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

The world is closely watching as the papal election unfolds, with the conclave officially commencing on Wednesday. This crucial moment in the Catholic Church’s history has brought together 133 ...

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind ...

The AP reports t hat no, the pope does not receive a salary. The pope does not receive a traditional salary. Instead, his needs are met by the Vatican, which provides housing, food, transportation, ...

A person has died after being hit by a train in Suisun City on Wednesday evening, police said. According to the Suisun City Police Department, a train hit a pedestrian on Sunset Avenue near Railroad ...

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

Here's a look back at how crowds at St. Peter's Square celebrated on the day Pope Francis was elected as the 266th pope.

Actor Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for the photographers upon their arrival to promote their ...