The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88. Fans of ...

This article contains references to an individual's death. Papal Conclave has begun in the Vatican. 133 cardinals have been ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

More than 100 Catholic cardinals at the Sistine Chapel are gathering on Wednesday, May 7. Watch the livestream here.

Keep reading for how the election of a new pope works… In prior years, cardinals have begun to gather and vote for the new pope within 20 days of the former’s death or resignation. Leading up ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

Catholic cardinals from across the globe will gather for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. John Yang takes a deeper look at the high-stakes undertaking to select the next pontiff.

While it could happen, it is very unlikely that the process will take that long. The last two papal elections took just over ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

In Edward Berger’s adaptation of Harris’s 2016 novel, the election of a new Pope is ... Ahead of the conclave process to elect Pope Francis’s successor on 7 May, Harris has said that the ...

The papal conclave to elect the next pope has begun. Cardinals from around the world are gathering in Vatican City to choose a successor to Pope Francis.