The Vatican's May 7 conclave will adhere to centuries-old traditions to choose a new pope, with cardinals casting ballots in ...

While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...

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

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal ...

Only cardinals under the age of 80 can participate in a conclave, a rule established by Pope Paul VI in 1970 and reaffirmed in subsequent papal decrees. But it is unclear whether Ouédraogo is 79 or 80 ...

Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

The Catholic Church's cardinals are meeting next week at the Vatican to elect the new pope in a centuries-old process called ...

The selection of a new pope and how the process works is daily task for St. Peter's School's students and teachers.

A clerical twist has thrust Kenya’s Cardinal Njue into the global spotlight as he’s now eligible to vote for the next Pope, ...