A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

The papal conclave at the Vatican that will decide the next pope after the death of Pope Francis has the world watching livestreams of the thing that will tell us what's going on: a chimney. It's not ...

(Bloomberg) -- For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The proceedings are cloaked in secrecy, making them the subject of ...

Two cardinals of the Catholic Church from Africa were rejuvenated below the age of 80 this week, allowing them to vote in the upcoming conclave. It wasn’t the kind of miraculous event referred to the ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Conclave.Conclave, one of the year's buzziest movies, centers on the titular conclave of cardinals as they work to elect a new pope following the sudden ...