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 ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

Prévost will go by the papal name of Pope Leo XIV. After a candidate is selected by a majority of the vote, white smoke is ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, with the 2025 papal conclave about to ...

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

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

A group known for protecting those sexually abused by Catholic priests has sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV to ask him to sign ...