Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who are visiting Rome this week, it's a chance to experience history.

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited the Chicago school that became a viral sensation for holding a mini conclave while the real ...

Scottish soon-to-be priests Matthew McCafferty and Kieran Burt reflect on meeting the new Holy Father — and following in his ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry among the migrants, poor and Indigenous people in Guatemala’s highlands.

Production designer Suzie Davies reveals the secrets behind Conclave, and how she managed to build the Sistine Chapel in a ...