Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

More than 100 Catholic cardinals at the Sistine Chapel are gathering on Wednesday, May 7. Watch the livestream here.

In order to prepare for the real papal conclave occurring, several cardinals reportedly watched the 2024 movie "Conclave" to ...

In the pre-conclave process, cardinals – played by the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow in the film – ...

This article contains references to an individual's death. Papal Conclave has begun in the Vatican. 133 cardinals have been ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88. Fans of ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.

FILE - Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to ...

The movie, while following a fictional story, uses real-life elements of an actual conclave to tell its story.What the movie got right The papal process as a whole is very similar to what happens ...