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 ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

Cardinals charged with picking a new pope have held a special Mass before they begin the secretive conclave to choose the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

Cardinal Farrell was the one to announce the death of Pope Francis and, as camerlengo, has been the senior official ensuring the smooth running of the church until a new pontiff is chosen, including ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

The Vatican has a dual mission: to ensure the safety of the cardinals and to safeguard the strict secrecy of the process, ...

The highly-secretive process to elect the next pope is underway in Vatican City Wednesday. The conclave began with Holy Mass inside the Vatican, and a procession of Cardinals through St. Peter's ...

For the first time since 2013, a papal conclave will meet in Vatican City behind closed doors to select the next pope to replace Francis, who died last month.

Here's what you need to know in the Wednesday, May 7, 2025, edition of the 10News Wake Up Call newsletter.

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