Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The Catholic Church has embarked on a historic process known as the Papal Conclave after the passing of Pope Francis on April ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

Live cameras at the Vatican are showing black smoke, indicating the first vote for Thursday has not resulted in a majority for a papal candidate. The next vote will occur around 4:30 a.m. As the ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But Europe remains the largest source of cardinals.

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 years.

The Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world ... to undo all the good that Pope Francis had on people in the church." A closer look: What to expect from the conclave that will choose Pope ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that could shape the future o.

With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice.

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...