The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been appointed to assist in the preparations for the forthcoming papal conclave, ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing: Hope that the next pontiff will be a true conservative.

The Vatican has announced that the conclave to elect the next pope will officially begin on May 7, following the funeral of ...

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died. We take a look at his legacy and how the church will choose the next ...

Peter Erdő is indicated among the most prominent papabili as a successor to Pope Francis. The 72-year-old Hungarian cardinal ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has said he will not take part in the election of a new Pope to replace Pope Francis during the conclave which starts May 7, 2025.

Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine ...