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

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

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

The Pope is dead. The throne is vacant. What happened? They say *** heart attack. You know how rumor spreads and 1.25 billion ...

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

The conclave begins today, Wednesday, May 7. A conclave must start 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. Pope ...

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 ...

The Catholic Church will now seek to name Francis' successor. The new pope will be selected through a process called the conclave, which consists of a vote by members of the College of Cardinals.

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.