Once a candidate with a two-thirds majority is elected, the Dean, currently Cardinal Giovanni Batista Re, will ask him if he ...

In the realm of cinematic storytelling, few settings are as enigmatic and steeped in tradition as the Vatican. “Conclave,” ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died. We take a look at his legacy and how the church will choose the next pope.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

Two Catholic cardinals will miss the conclave next week to elect a successor to Pope Francis because of health issues, the ...