One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...

As the Germans surrendered in the West, American forces in the Pacific were fighting a brutal battle on the island of Okinawa ...

In his book Troubled Times, Peter Hadden, one of the founders of our political tradition in Ireland, begins with a statement ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

The incident marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

The conclave to select the new pope will begin on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel after the passing ...