Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

After the death of Pope Francis, a new pope will be elected in a process called a papal conclave. See how accurate the 2024 ...

After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, died following recent hospitalizations, a day after delivering his final Easter ...

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...

As per the tradition, cardinals will gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Pope Francis’s successor. We ...

The death of the 88-year-old pontiff puts into motion the process of selecting a successor, according to longstanding Vatican traditions.

How is a new Pope chosen? That process will soon be front and center in the wake of the death of Pope Francis. It's called a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “ a room ...

With the death of Pope Francis at age 88, Christian world now awaits papal conclave, which will conclude with white smoke rising from Sistine Chapel—signaling the new pope's election.

His Holiness Pope Frances passed away on Easter Monday aged 88. The Papal Conclave will be held at Sistine Chapel in Vatican.