The ancient process for selecting a new leader for the Catholic Church is shrouded in secrecy, but a look at the people who ...

The Vatican has announced when the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin following the death of Pope Francis. Funeral ...

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...