After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process— takes place in the Vatican as cardinals determine who will next lead the Catholic Church. Following the ...

It offers a rare glimpse into this ancient ritual, which is a process of prayer, discussion, spiritual reflection and divine ...

When Catholics around the world welcomed the first American pope, AP reporter Nicole Winfield was on the ground in Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

The BBC has commissioned the hour-long documentary special Secrets of the Conclave from Fremantle’s Wag Entertainment and ...

Twenty cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors spoke to NCR after Pope Leo XIV's election. In Part 2 of this series, the conclave opens and the cardinals make their crucial choice.

Pope Leo XIV has fixed a technical glitch in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever ...

In just a matter of hours, the College of Cardinals will gather to cast their first vote on a new pope, but don't expect a winner to be chosen today. By now, you've probably read a lot about the ...