After Pope Francis' death, a conclave will be organized in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic faith. See a ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

and John Paul II. Only cardinals under 80 years old can vote for the election of a new pope. On the day chosen by the cardinals, the coffin will be brought in a procession to St. Peter’s Basilica.

and John Paul II. Only cardinals under 80 years old can vote for the election of a new pope. On the day chosen by the cardinals, the coffin will be brought in a procession to St. Peter’s Basilica.

The last Italian pontiff, Pope John Paul I, died in 1978. With the election held under an oath of strict secrecy, millions of Roman Catholics will be left guessing until the traditional white ...

The last Italian pope, John Paul I, passed away in 1978. Because the election is held under a vow of complete secrecy, millions of Catholics around the world won’t know the outcome until white ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

St. John Paul II rewrote the regulations on papal elections in a 1996 document that remains largely in force, though Pope Benedict XVI amended it twice before he resigned. Here is what happens ...

Francis—born in Argentina and made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001—also took over ... Keep reading for how the election of a new pope works… In prior years, cardinals have begun ...