Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

The cast of the film Conclave took a moment to wish Pope Francis well during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on ...

As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pope, many around the world are doing their own preparations — by watching a movie about it. After news of Pope Francis’ death broke Monday, the film ...

Pope approves canonization of Catholicism's first-ever millennial saint Pope Francis has formally signed off on the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first-ever saint from the ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new leader at a papal conclave. However, a papal conclave does not necessarily ...