Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church’s secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings on Tuesday, during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his official seal ...

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

They are due to begin meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday, but Kenyan Cardinal John Njue, 79, was quoted in a Kenyan ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new ...

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

In Rome, anticipation grows a day ahead of the conclave as the Catholic church prepares to elect the next leader of their faith. NBC correspondent Jay Gray takes a closer look at the process.

The Post chose to frame its recent article about the preparations for the conclave to select the next pope in political terms ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...