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 ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

In light of the news of the passing of Pope Francis, it seems many people, including me, have been inspired to check out ...

The world's eyes are on the Vatican at the moment, with a new pope soon to be decided through the secretive process of the ...

“ Conclave ” works hard to be as realistic as possible. Harris was helped with his novel by the late English cardinal Cormac ...

What happens after Pope Francis funeral - how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...

Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's ...