The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a figure previously embroiled in the Vatican's so-called "trial of the century," has voluntarily ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

Angelo Becciu was forced to resign as head of the Vatican’s saint-making office and his rights as a cardinal because of ...

Although some more conservative sectors have criticized the humorous tone, most of the comments are positive, celebrating the fresh way in which such a traditional event is presented The conclave is ...

ANALYSIS: While the de-Christianized Old Continent seems to be becoming irrelevant in view of the ongoing shift of Church leadership to the Southern Hemisphere, its cardinals will nonetheless maintain ...

Fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese, Tobin was appointed cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016, which at the time ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.The cardinals will first celebrate the "Mass for the Election of the ...

TORONTO (AP) — The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, culminating a process marked by U.S. President ...

Here is a list of the U.S. cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to elect a new pope ...