The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

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 ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

ROME -- The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday.

The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...