The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88. Fans of ...

The conclave begins today, Wednesday, May 7. A conclave must start 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. Pope ...

The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ and is a democratic process with a strong emphasis on working through multiple ...

Catholic cardinals from across the globe will gather for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. John Yang takes a deeper look at the high-stakes undertaking to select the next pontiff.

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on Wednesday, bringing cardinals from all over the world to select the 267th pope.

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

In real life, they are sequestered and living together at the Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse on the grounds of the Apostolic ...

Ahead of the conclave process to elect Pope Francis ... Francis in St Peter’s Basilica on 1 May (Getty) During the voting process, which takes place in the Sistine chapel, cardinals will ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

One of the biggest elements not shown in the movie is that the conclave is a deeply spiritual process and all the cardinals discuss with God prior to voting. While this was discussed in the movie ...