Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

The process to elect the 267th pope begins Wednesday as cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel. They will decide whether to ...

If the vote doesn't yield the two-third majority needed to elect the new pope, the cardinals go back to guesthouse Casa Santa ...

The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even ...