Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...

While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...

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

"Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...

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

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian.

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...

Following Pope Francis’ death at 88, the Catholic Church prepares for the 2025 papal conclave on May 7 in Vatican City—a ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, finding joy and rest in work itself, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said at the ...

After the death of Pope Francis, a new pope will be elected in a process called a papal conclave. See how accurate the 2024 ...