On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will ...

Red-robed cardinals assembled in the Vatican on Wednesday to pray, shortly before being locked in to elect a new pope to lead ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, ...

Lisa Lim decodes the Latin terms that will pepper the coming conclave of cardinals in Vatican City to elect a successor to ...

Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to ...

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming during the conclave to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside ...

VATICAN CITY ... centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history ...