How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the ...

How long does it take?The length of time a conclave takes has varied throughout history, but has been consistently short in ...

When a new pope is selected, the Vatican will release white smoke into the air. Wooward says it was a tragedy to lose Pope Francis, and the Catholic Diocese of Jackson is praying a new pope is chosen ...

Vatican News – the news website connected to the Church in Rome – said 133 cardinals will take part in this conclave, which ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

In Rome, the Cardinals are gathering for the final time before electing the New Pope. Meetings at the Vatican have been ...

America' is covering its 10th papal conclave this week—and while the technology has changed, the content remains much the ...

Jorge Bergoglio was 76 when he became Pope Francis. His predecessor, Joseph Ratzinger, was 78 when he became Pope Benedict ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.