Eyes around the world watched the viral video of students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy host their own mini conclave.

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited the Chicago school that became a viral sensation for holding a mini conclave while the real ...

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Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

Ralph Fiennes felt ‘flattered’ when he learned Pope Leo XIV had watched Conclave - The film depicts the events of a conclave, ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...

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, ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts ...