President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel this morning, signalling that the cardinals locked in a conclave ...

Footage from the Vatican live feed of the conclave shows white smoke, indicating the new pope has been elected.

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The late former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller have been ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...