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

Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church ...

The reign of Pope Francis is over, and as the Catholic Church mourns his death, it is also looking to the future. Soon after ...

The death of Pope Francis means a papal conclave will be held to select a successor, but besides who wins, the public will ...

As Vatican officials prepare to lay Pope Francis to rest Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica, members of the College of ...

“The biggest mistake in the movie was the admission of a cardinal in pectore into the conclave,” said Reese. “If the name is ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new ...

The secretive process will see Catholic cardinals vote on who will become the new pope and take the reins of the 1.39 billion ...

Pope Francis died at 88 in the Vatican on Easter Monday 2025, leaving the papacy vacant. Here's what a conclave is and how ...