The papal conclave tasked with selecting that successor will begin meeting on Wednesday, May 7. The film 'Conclave,' about the papal selection process, won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel ...

Tags: pope, sistine chapel, conclave, papal conclave Cardinals are having their final meetings before they take a vow of secrecy and enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting.

Cardinals are preparing for the start of the Conclave tomorrow where they will decide who will be the next Pope. Vatican Correspondent at the National Catholic Reporter Christopher White joins ...

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.

Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from a Latin word meaning "with key," are locked away with no contact to the outside world. So they use one of the oldest methods of long ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some ...

The Catholic cardinals meeting for the conclave are locked in the Sistine Chapel — one of the grandest buildings in the Western world. But their meals are decidedly less elegant. The food at the ...

Well done, no, Lawrence. It seems the responsibility for the conclave falls upon you. The supervision of this election, this duty I never thought I'd have to perform. They are sequestered ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church. At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built ...