Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by ...

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Now that Pope Francis has been buried, the Conclave of Cardinals will hold their vote for a new Pope, when one is drafted, ...

As a result of Francis’ expansion of the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, all that is certain about the ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

The Oscar-winning film "Conclave" has become a surprise streaming hit amid renewed curiosity about the Vatican's inner ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will hold a conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis, who has ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new ...

Around 15-20 days after the pontiff’s death, the conclave will begin, a storied process to determine the next pope. This strictly confidential gathering sees Roman Catholic cardinals locked inside the ...