Oscar-winning director Edward Berger’s mystery thriller Conclave, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris, takes viewers inside the highly secretive process of electing a new leader of the ...

When a new pope needs to be chosen, he is voted on by the Catholic Church's most senior priests, called cardinals. They travel from all over the world to the Vatican in Rome where the papal ...

But this year brings a rare twist: For the first time in 600 years, a pope has resigned. Technically, any Roman Catholic male can be elected pope. But since 1379, every pope has been selected from ...

Once two-thirds of the cardinals agree on a choice, the final ballots are burned alone, and the white smoke that emerges lets everyone know that a new pope has been chosen. A free daily email with ...

Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday. In it, an introspective pope divulges some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance ...

The pope revealed in 2023 that he doesn't want to be buried at St. Peter's Basilica, the final resting place for many former pontiffs. Instead, he has chosen his favorite church in Rome ...

When a candidate is chosen, the votes are burnt in chemicals that produce the iconic white smoke, signalling to the world that a new pope has been elected. He then chooses his papal name and heads to ...