Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...

While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...

In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal ...

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...

The selection of a new pope and how the process works is daily task for St. Peter's School's students and teachers.

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

"Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope ...

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

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

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 ...