Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

Discover how the Papal Conclave elects a new pope after Pope Francis's passing—an ancient, sacred process where cardinals ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

Following Pope Francis's death last month, the papal conclave has commenced at the Vatican to elect his successor. On the ...

Here's when we could see smoke -- and a new pope -- now that the conclave is getting underway in Vatican City.

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

Conclave that brought together 133 Cardinal Electors on May 7 resulting in the following day’s election of Robert Francis ...

The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...

Catholic cardinals are locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel, sequestered from the world to elect the man ...