The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

The conclave begins today, Wednesday, May 7. A conclave must start 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. Pope ...

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88. Fans of ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

Catholic cardinals from across the globe will gather for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. John Yang takes a deeper look at the high-stakes undertaking to select the next pontiff.

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

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

In order to prepare for the real conclave occurring, several cardinals were reported watching the 2024 movie "Conclave" to ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

One of the biggest elements not shown in the movie is that the conclave is a deeply spiritual process and all the cardinals discuss with God prior to voting. While this was discussed in the movie ...