The first ballot will be cast Wednesday evening (Vatican time), May 7, according to Vatican News. Voting will then happen four times daily over the following days, twice in the morning and twice in ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope ... The College of Cardinals that will elect a new pope includes members from ...

Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected. Along with the white smoke, the bells of ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

On Day 2, the cardinals will begin their day with a mass in the Pauline Chapel and then retreat to the Sistine Chapel for ...

An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.

In a stunning collapse, the Bucks let a 7-point lead slip away in the final 30 seconds of Game 5, ending their playoff run in ...