Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

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

The cardinals will gather at St. Peter’s Basilica May 7 to celebrate a special Mass before gathering in the Sistine Chapel to ...

Some 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel and are locked inside, tasked with choosing the next leader of the Catholic ...

Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...