The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in portraying the Vatican's inner workings?

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

The church's concern about global warming cannot die with Pope Francis. The ball has been passed to Pope Leo XIV ...

The film depicts the events of a conclave, which is a papal gathering where cardinal’s vote to elect the new pope.

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, won the secretive conc ...

(AP) The papal conclave is the secretive, centuries-old process by which the Roman Catholic Church elects a new pope. This week, 133 cardinal electors, among the Church’s most senior officials ...

indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope. The most senior members of the Catholic Church have begun the process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis.