The Modality for Choosing a Pope The election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive ...

ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Cardinal Robert Prevost became the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal name is Pope Leo XIV. Onlookers learned that a ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of cheers in St. Peter's Square and signaling to the world that the 267th pope ...

the papal conclave has commenced at the Vatican to elect his successor. On the first day, May 7, 2025, the 133 cardinals did not elect a new pope, indicated by black smoke. The voting will ...

Vatican City — All the Vatican staff who will be involved in the 2025 conclave to pick the late Pope Francis' successor — from the cleaners to the cooks and custodians — have taken their ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

After that marathon conclave, Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271. How long is the 2025 papal conclave expected to last? There is no way to predict how long a conclave will ...

The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in portraying the Vatican's inner workings?

Following the death of Pope Francis, the 2025 Papal Conclave has begun as cardinals gather inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church. With the world watching ...