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

The papal conclave, the secretive process of selecting the next pope, is a pivotal event for the Catholic Church and beyond. As the world awaits the outcome, understanding the conclave's intricacies ...

As cardinals deliberate behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel to select a successor to Pope Francis, even artificial ...

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

The suspense continues at the Vatican as black smoke puffed out of the Sistine Chapel chimney just before lunch, signalling ...

George Pell sacrificed the last years of his life working on a secret mission involving Cardinal Péter Erdő and the currently ongoing papal election.

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

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

One of America’s best-known prelates shared what he believes to be the qualities of some of the cardinals being mentioned as “papabile.” ...

The Cardinals are attending the last mass before electing the new pope - but who is in contention for the role?

The cardinals have met in 12 general congregations, but they still do not know each other well and there are no clear ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a ...