White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel just after 6 p.m. Vatican time (noon ET) on Thursday, May 8, signaling to the world that a new pope had been selected. The papal conclave to elect Pope Francis ...

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts including Elena ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...

UPDATE: A new pope has been named: Here's what, where and how to watch new Catholic pope on TV live stream Over 130 Catholic cardinals across five continents gathered behind closed doors of the ...

The 133 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel reach an agreement on the new leader of the Church. On the second day of the conclave, history was made in the skies of Rome. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., ...

The arcane ritual that will end with a new Pope is underway at The Vatican, with the eyes of the world fixed on a humble chimney, that will signal when the choice has been made with a plume of white ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That’s among the shortest conclaves in ...