The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

As a result of Francis’ expansion of the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, all that is certain about the ...

TWO hundred thirty thousand — that is the estimate of the crowd that massed at the Piazza di San Pietro and the streets of ...

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

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be locked up,” ...

The death of Pope Francis has brought a rise in viewership of last month’s best picture nominee “Conclave,” a drama that brings to the life the centuries-old ritual by which the Catholic church ...

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

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...