The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88. Fans of ...

The conclave begins today, Wednesday, May 7. A conclave must start 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. Pope ...

More than 100 Catholic cardinals at the Sistine Chapel are gathering on Wednesday, May 7. Watch the livestream here.

Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave, as the cardinals have now cast their votes for the new pope.

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

Leading up to the actual election, a number of pre-Conclave meetings are held to organize and orchestrate the election. The new pope is elected by a pool of cardinals, who are the highest chief ...

The first day of the papal conclave to elect the 267th Pope has concluded, and no final decision has been made. At around 9 p ...

Ahead of the conclave process to elect Pope Francis’s successor on 7 May ... in St Peter’s Basilica on 1 May (Getty) During the voting process, which takes place in the Sistine chapel ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.