The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

The iconic Sherlock Holmes' early adventures have been brought back to life in a newly restored 1920s silent film series.

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming ...

Angelo Becciu was forced to resign as head of the Vatican’s saint-making office and his rights as a cardinal because of ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.The cardinals will first celebrate the "Mass for the Election of the ...

ANALYSIS: While the de-Christianized Old Continent seems to be becoming irrelevant in view of the ongoing shift of Church leadership to the Southern Hemisphere, its cardinals will nonetheless maintain ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

TORONTO (AP) — The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, culminating a process marked by U.S. President ...