the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the "papal conclave." In practice, since at least 1276, the conclave gathers the church’s top bishops ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on Wednesday, bringing cardinals from all over the world to select the 267th pope.

the cardinals can swap over to majority voting to expedite the process. Once a candidate has been selected, it is up to them to accept. With the word "Accepto" — "I accept," the papal conclave ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on Wednesday, bringing cardinals from all over the world to select the 267th pope.

In “Conclave,” which is based on a 2016 Robert Harris novel, Fiennes plays a cardinal tasked with selecting a new pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates, ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited the Chicago school that became a viral sensation for holding a mini conclave while the real thing was going on in Rome.

By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were ...