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

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

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

The selection of a new pope and how the process works is daily task for St. Peter's School's students and teachers.

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

"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 ...

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope have accelerated with the installation of the chimney at the Sistine Chapel ...

Preparations for the papal conclave are ramping up at the Vatican on Friday as workers are beginning to install the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...