With the funeral of Pope Francis concluded, preparations are under way for the beginning of the Papal Conclave, which will ...

As a result of Francis’ expansion of the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, all that is certain about the ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

As Pope Francis's funeral approaches, 'Conclave' author Robert Harris discusses the papal selection process and why ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

The conclave will gather to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.

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

They want calm and for the Vatican to cause as little heartburn as possible,” one source told The Post of cardinals voting ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...