Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...

Thousands of onlookers have gathered in Vatican City, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to get a first look at the Catholic Church's new pope. But just how long will they need to stand around waiting?

The conclave began May 7 and continues until a new pope is selected. Who votes for a pope? Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave. They are known as the cardinal ...

Pius the Fifth, the Dominican friar Ghisleri, and better known in his time as Cardinal Alexandrini, was the child of poor parents, . . . This portrait was taken from the mission of San Ignacio, where ...