Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

The plume came a full 90 minutes past the time the College of Cardinals was set to wrap voting on day one of the conclave. As the afternoon’s proceedings began, a Vatican official declared ...

They are known as the cardinal electors, and their number is 135. According to the United States Council of Catholic Bishops, before the conclave, the College of Cardinals, which includes 252 ...

The Catholic College of Cardinals, convening in Rome on Wednesday ... The electoral process, known as a conclave, will take place primarily in the Sistine Chapel within the Vatican City state.

One thing's for sure: if I've learned anything from the movie "Conclave," one of these Cardinals has a secret that could upend everything. And I'm not talking about Albert Pujols' birth certificate.

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney, delighting onlookers.

Thousands will use these screens to monitor the impending papal conclave ... choice of exceptional importance,” Cardinal Giovanni Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, said in the homily.

In Berger’s Conclave, which is an adaptation of Robert Harris’ novel, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with leading the College of Cardinals after their pope dies.

At the Mass for the election of a new pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals made “a strong call to maintain the unity of the Church” ahead of the conclave on Wednesday, urging the ...

Here's what to know about the conclave. A conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals where an election is held to determine who the next pope is. The conclave began May 7 and continues ...