When the cardinals are gathered in conclave, the world scrutinizes the color of the smoke that comes out of the Sistine ...

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin in the Sistine Chapel on May 7.

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

Following Pope Francis’ death at 88, the Catholic Church prepares for the 2025 papal conclave on May 7 in Vatican City—a ...

On May 7, the College of Cardinals will meet under the roof of the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis’ successor at the ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic ...

As dean of the College of Cardinals, this is supposed to be Giovanni Battista Re's moment. There's just one problem: the ...

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals met at a restaurant in Rome, and lobbied for German ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...