A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...

After a pope dies – or in very rare cases, resigns – the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral ...

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 ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is under scrutiny for allegedly trying to sway the upcoming papal conclave in favor of ...

In a process that can last days, weeks, or even years, popes are elected by cardinals under strict oaths of silence.

Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as pope on Truth Social. This happened before the papal conclave to elect Pope ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

The conclave that begins Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican ...

ROME—Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions. But ...

Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble ...