In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

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

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.

Voices were lifted and heads bowed Saturday at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland in memory of Pope Francis."I think Pope Francis really ushered in a new era," said Claire Obenson, Antioch ...

The death of Pope Francis has brought a rise in viewership of last month’s best picture nominee “Conclave,” a drama that brings to the life the centuries-old ritual by which the Catholic church ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

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 ...