The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

The process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis, and shaping the future of the Catholic Church, has begun.

Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each round of ...

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

Here's when we could see smoke -- and a new pope -- now that the conclave is getting underway in Vatican City.

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

Conclave Schedule The Cardinals in attendance for the funeral have resolved to initiate the conclave on Wednesday, May 7. This decision was made during the Fifth General Congregation, convened on ...

The most senior figures of the Catholic Church in the coming days will arrive in Italy and lock themselves in the Vatican for the papal conclave – the highly secretive process by which the next ...

The first ballot will be cast Wednesday evening (Vatican time), May 7, according to Vatican News. Voting will then happen four times daily over the following days, twice in the morning and twice in ...