Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

The history of this ancient process is frequently the subject of attention as the world gets ready for the next papal ...

The 132 cardinals tasked with selecting the next pope are all in Rome, with the conclave set to begin on Wednesday. Here's ...

How long will the conclave last? Who is eligible to become pope? And why is everything so secretive? We answer your burning ...

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

Each cardinal was met with a barrage of camera flashes and pundits thrusting microphones before them as they approached the ...

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint that will be felt this week.

First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

Cardinals will begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their ...

Starting tomorrow at the Vatican, 133 cardinals will take part in a centuries-old secret ritual to choose Pope Francis’ ...

The conclave ends when a new pope is elected by receiving two-thirds of the votes. Here's how much time that could take.