The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

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

The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...

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

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

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

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 ...