The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process. Here's where to watch it.

At 72 years of age, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the progressive Archbishop of Newark, is one of the ten cardinals from the United States that will have a vote at the conclave to elect a new pope — and ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the secret conclave ...

The Oscar-nominated film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini and offers a fictionalized, high-stakes look at what happens behind the Vatican's closed doors.

Francis forged a legacy grounded in the true spirit of the Gospels, defending justice and human dignity against systems that ...

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

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.