This is the closed-door meeting of the cardinal electors to choose the new pope in the Sistine Chapel. Its name, literally ...

Sometimes popes are chosen quickly, when a strong candidate emerges. However, from the 34th ballot onwards, the Conclave only votes between the two front runners who gained the most votes in the ...

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday (Apr 30) as cardinals sounded ...

THROUGH UNTRUETomorrow is election day. At times, I find myself wishing our elections resembled the papal conclave.

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The papal conclave to elect the next pope has begun. Cardinals from around the world are gathering in Vatican City to choose ...

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

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

When a new pope is chosen, a different combination is used to create white smoke, the traditional signal that “Habemus Papam” ...