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.

Pope approves canonization of Catholicism's first-ever millennial saint Pope Francis has formally signed off on the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first-ever saint from the ...

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

The cast of the film Conclave took a moment to wish Pope Francis well during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on ...

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Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new leader at a papal conclave. However, a papal conclave does not necessarily ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

Ivorian cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (L) arrives for a congregation meeting at The Vatican, on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) The Sacred College of Cardinals will assemble in Vatican City ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Pope Leo has set a more guarded and formal tone than the charismatic Francis but is equally unafraid to speak his mind -- ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American, was elected as the 267th pontiff on May, 8th, 2025, following a papal conclave conducted by the ...