VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope ... The day begins with Mass celebrated in the morning ...

Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Whenever a Pope dies or decides to step down, a special group of church leaders called the College of Cardinals come together ...

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

A conclave to elect a new pope will begin on May 7, the Vatican announced. How long will it take for a decision to be reached ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...