Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

The Sistine Chapel, with its awe-inspiring Renaissance frescoes, is a majestic stage for the Catholic Church’s most sacred ritual: the election of a new pope. But beneath the sacred decor, conclaves ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

Papal conclaves don’t just elect the next pope — they mark turning points in the history of the Catholic Church and, often, ...

America' is covering its 10th papal conclave this week—and while the technology has changed, the content remains much the ...

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

Explore the history of papal conclaves, from the longest and shortest elections to how we'll know when a new pope is chosen.

MANILA, Philippines — Papal conclaves don’t just elect the next pope — they mark turning points in the history of the Catholic Church and, often, the wider world. Because they come so rarely ...

Although some historical conclaves have lasted as long as three years, many experts predict that the Catholic church could ...

Today, the papal conclave convened and it is going to captivate the attention of the world for however long it lasts. The fascination stems from the rarity, mystique, drama, and importance of ...