Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church will now elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years. The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ and is a ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials. The conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel, behind sealed doors.

Only cardinals younger than 80 years old are allowed to participate in the conclave, a limit that ... a new pope will soon lead the Roman Catholic Church.

In the nearly 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, most popes have come from ... the election will unfold in a secret gathering called a conclave, which is convened after a pope dies or ...

Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius said the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV “was first and foremost a unifying experience.

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also ...

When Pope Francis died, questions about his successor were all over the news. Every Catholic waited with bated breath on who the new head of the Catholic Church will be. The names of Asians and ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The conclave to ...

Eyes around the world watched the viral video of students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy host their own mini conclave.

Japan's Cardinal Kikuchi Isao details his experience at the conclave to choose Pope Leo XIV in an exclusive interview with NHK.