Following the death of Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals will convene a papal conclave to elect his successor. The conclave involves secret ballots and discussions within the Sistine Chapel ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

Following the funeral of Pope Francis over the weekend, the Vatican confirmed on Monday that the conclave to elect the next pope will begin on May 7. Following the death of Pope Francis at age 88 ...

Per Catholic doctrine, only baptized, Catholic males are allowed to be priests, who can then go on to be cardinals. Only male cardinals under the age of 80 can vote in a conclave, and only men are ...

Editor's note: A conclave to elect the next pope is set to begin May 7. Follow along here for more information. After spending the majority of the year at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis ...

After a pope dies, the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the "papal conclave." In practice, since at least 1276, the conclave gathers the church ...

According to the Associated Press, the vote for the next pope will take place in secret. Here's why the conclave operates under secrecy. Per the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the papal conclave is an ...

Now, the papal conclave – the process to elect a new pope, held behind locked doors in the Sistine Chapel – will be ready, just as it has been for centuries. Unable to view our graphics?