Jorge Bergoglio did better than expected on the first ballot and continued to gain votes on every ballot. He beat ...

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the ...

When the pope dies, cardinals become celebrities and Vatican City becomes a zoo as paparazzi stalk the corridors of St. Peter ...

The history of this ancient process is frequently the subject of attention as the world gets ready for the next papal ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

The bestselling novelist Robert Harris says a conclave to select a new Pope has a similar dynamic to hit TV show The Traitors ...

Sunday marks the final day of mourning for Pope Francis. The conclave to select the next pope begins on Wednesday. NBC News’ ...

How long will the conclave last? Who is eligible to become pope? And why is everything so secretive? We answer your burning ...

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...

In the pre-conclave process, cardinals – played by the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow in the film – ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...