Pope Francis needed five votes and was elected on the second day of the conclave, Benedict XVI needed four votes and was also ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

A bell is also rung, part of the ritual introduced when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, which confirms the smoke is white and ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The College of Cardinals began the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday -- and FOX 5 NY will have a ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new ...

Pope Francis needed five votes and was elected on the second day of the conclave, while Benedict XVI needed four votes and ...

The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the ...

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis gets underway Wednesday. In total, 133 ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...