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 ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

After a nine-day mourning period, cardinals will gather to choose the next leader of the Catholic Church. View on euronews ...

The decision is made through a time-honored process known as the conclave, an election conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Conclaves are held only when ...

Selecting a pope as part of the conclave is considered a cardinal's highest duty. Those who do so are known as cardinal electors. Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ...

The Sistine Chapel will close to the public starting on Monday (28 April) as the Vatican prepares to host the conclave to elect the next pope. The gathering of cardinals, which will take place ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners were gathering at the Vatican to honor the life of ... Before the election begins, the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel, take an oath of secrecy and seal ...