The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis. Starting early Sunday they began filing past the simple ...

What happens after Pope Francis funeral – how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis at his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica.

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be locked up,” ...

Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church as they select the next pope.