With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

COMMENTARY: The film’s prescription for a future pope coincides with the current Pope’s autobiographical reflections. Why ...

Pope Francis, 88, is more than two weeks into ... before sequestering themselves inside the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave in 2005. Credit...Pier Paolo Cito/Associated Press For his novel ...

Although director Edward Berger tends to sensationalize papal conclaves in “Conclave,” the film nonetheless gives audiences a ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

Interest in papal elections has also surged recently thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave.” Following a pope's death or resignation, the College of Cardinals meets to select the new pope.

Cardinals to gather for the papal conclave as the world awaits the next Pope, 4 of whom are from India(REUTERS) As Pope Francis remains hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, discussions about ...