The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that ... present except the cardinal electors to leave the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process. In between votes, the ...

The secretive process will see Catholic cardinals vote on who will become the new pope and take the reins of the 1.39 billion ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually ...

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.

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

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

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.

See photos of 2016 tour stop at Juárez-El Paso border The papal election, also called a conclave, is considered a highly mystified, sacred process that dates back centuries. A conclave begins ...

In real life, they are sequestered and living together at the Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse on the grounds of the Apostolic ...