Secret and rigorous voting ritual to elect a new pope set to begin - While cardinals this week said they expected a short ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

The conclave’s voting process is steeped in tradition. Cardinals are fully secluded once inside the Sistine Chapel.

The election of the next Pope officially kicks of today as 133 cardinals will take part in the Conclave to find the successor ...

One of the most infamous elections was in 532, following the death of Boniface II, which involved "large-scale bribing of ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for the upcoming conclave, much attention is focused on a prominent contender to be pope: ...

Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. There were 135 ...

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 ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

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Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...