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 pontiff at the conclave.

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

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until ...

The same goes for every person inside the Vatican during the conclave: from the two doctors on hand for any emergency, to the ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

Pope Leo XIV has revived a former Vatican tradition and granted employees a bonus of €500 ($568) for the election of each new ...

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

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In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the ...

All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.The Vatican also plans to use ...