How long will the upcoming papal conclave take? Likely not that long, according to one Cardinal, who is personally hoping for ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...

The Oscar-winning film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini and offers a fictionalized, high-stakes ...

The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

Vatican firefighters fitted the Sistine Chapel chimney in place ahead of the election of Pope Francis’ successor. White smoke ...

The cardinals will gather for the conclave starting May 7. Special TV broadcasts are planned for the start of the papal ...

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

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...