No cameras will be allowed inside the church during the vote, so the result will remain secret until white smoke emerges from ...

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...

As people watched the papal election process unfold, advocates for issues including female clergy expressed hopes and fears ...

The movie “Conclave” gave us a look into the ancient and secretive ritual the Catholic Church uses to elect a pope. A conclave begins for real Wednesday at the Vatican to choose Pope Francis’ ...

The 133 cardinal electors due to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis gathered inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on ...

Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

Catholic cardinal electors from five continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select the next pope. The conclave was convening exactly 16 days ...

UK cardinal’s final reflections before entering conclave to elect new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

A total of 133 cardinal electors will take an oath of perpetual secrecy under the gaze of the stern Christ depicted in Michelangelo's Last Judgement fresco, which adorns the chapel.