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

Support for the new Pope, who is seen as a conciliatory figure, accelerated after the second ballot and coalesced into a ...

The 2025 papal conclave will be the most geographically diverse in history, reflecting the global nature of the Catholic ...

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

As different as a papal election is from every other kind of election in the modern world, each conclave nonetheless has an ...

Catholic writer Guillaume de Prémare reflects on the challenge of viewing the conclave through the lens of faith rather than ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, ...

For those tuning in late, there will be a conclave starting Wednesday, May 7, to elect the new pope. My columns have focused ...

As cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel this morning, there are a number of reasons why the second day of voting in a papal ...

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.