The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is ...

Sede Vacante, the Latin term meaning “the see being vacant,” is used when the pope—the successor of St. Peter—has passed away ...

In St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the 17th-century colonnade designed by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, stands ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his successor from among the cardinals ...

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

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

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

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...