Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their ...

A successful candidate to replace Pope Francis, who died April 21, will require a two-thirds majority of the voting cardinals. White smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been ...

The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with more voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

On Thursday, the first full day, the cardinals will have morning prayers and head into the Sistine Chapel around 9:30 local ...

AFP via Getty Images “For me, Pope Francis represents a great pastor, as well as a great friend to all of us,’’ said Micale Sales, visiting St. Peter’s Basilica from Brazil. “I think he ...

The pontiff’s funeral follows the three days of public viewing of his body inside the basilica, which was kept open all night to accommodate the staggering flock of mourners who came to pay ...