While the inner workings of the conclave and how the group ultimately decides on a new pontiff remain a secret, experts are still weighing in on who could be the likely front-runners for the papacy.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

US Vice President JD Vance has been slated online after snapping a picture in the Vatican just hours before Pope Francis died. Vance, the right-hand man of Donald Trump, flew to visit the Pope before ...

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

The movie 'Conclave' is back on streaming following the death of Pope Francis. Here's how to watch and what we know about the movie's accuracy.

Pope Francis died at 88 in the Vatican on Easter Monday 2025, leaving the papacy vacant. Here's what a conclave is and how accurate the movie was.

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.