Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here’s what to know.

The papal conclave meets to begin the process of picking Pope Francis' successor. CBS News polling shows American Catholics ...

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

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...