Infinitely more dull than the Hollywood version - 2/5 BBC documentary zaps the mystery and majesty out of one of religion’s ...

The process to vote in a new pope is underway. Pope Francis died April 21 of this year, leaving the position of pope, the sovereign of Vatican City and leader of the Catholic Church, vacant. As such, ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The 2025 papal conclave may be the most eventful one yet. Not only is the conclave taking place after Pope Francis passed away just hours after meeting with U.S. Vice ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the ...

For centuries, the leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen in a highly secretive gathering known as the “conclave,” meaning “with key” in Latin – a nod to how cardinals used to be locked in ...

The process to choose a new pope will begin Wednesday in the Vatican.The papal conclave is the gathering of voting-eligible cardinals who meet and vote until a new pontiff is chosen with a two-thirds ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday — the second day of the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis.The length of the conclave to elect Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ended on the second ...