First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

For those tuning in late, there will be a conclave starting Wednesday, May 7, to elect the new pope. My columns have focused on some of the deeper issues, and insights drawn from history, to make ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have ...

The youthful 67-year-old emerging as a favourite to be the next pope - Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle likes to be ...

All 133 Catholic cardinals eligible to vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome ahead of the conclave beginning this week.

Time is running out and there are still many cardinals registered to speak at the pre-conclave meetings called general ...

They don't have a vote in the pope's election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

The world has farewelled Pope Frances and now the Catholic Church will begin the process of finding a new leader. On May 7th the College of Cardinals will gather for a Conclave. We find out what that ...

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The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...

The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to Vatican ...