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 ...

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

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

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, ...

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 ...

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

The College of Cardinals, a group of about 135 cardinals under the age of 80, will meet in conclave in the Sistine Chapel to ...

Not just the Becciu case. There is also the case of the so-called 'abusive cardinals'. And then, there's an entire ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after his death on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Yet despite the impact of his ...