When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope.

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

Teobaldo Visconti became pope Gregory X in September 1271. But the longest conclave in more recent times was that of 1831, ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

"Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope ...

Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the papal conclave. Cardinals will ...

For more than 750 years, strict rules have guarded what cardinals can and cannot eat to prevent hidden messages stuffed ...

Following Pope Francis’ death at 88, the Catholic Church prepares for the 2025 papal conclave on May 7 in Vatican City—a ...

With Trump back in the White House, the alt right are attempting a hostile takeover of the group deciding on the next pope.

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals met at a restaurant in Rome, and lobbied for German ...