In light of the news of the passing of Pope Francis, it seems many people, including me, have been inspired to check out ...

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple ...

What happens after Pope Francis funeral - how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...

The funeral of Pope Francis is underway in St. Peter’s square, where hundreds of thousands of people have gathered, including ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

The world's eyes are on the Vatican at the moment, with a new pope soon to be decided through the secretive process of the ...

A historic farewell to a pope unlike any before him, Pope Francis is laid to rest in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica that ...