The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal thriller "Conclave." ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, the Vatican announced. The date for the papal election was decided on ...

Journalists look at a photograph of the conclave where late Pope Francis was elected on March 13, 2013, and displayed inside the Borgia Apartments at the Vatican Museums during a press tour ...

The cast of the Vatican thriller “Conclave,” which took home the Best Ensemble trophy at the recent SAG Awards, extended ...

Over his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis created 163 cardinals from nearly 80 countries, including some two dozen that had not seen their own cardinal before — Haiti, Myanmar, East Timor ...

Francis was elected pope on the conclave’s second day, for instance. After a successful vote, the winning candidate is asked two questions. The first is whether they accept their election as pope.

Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals will soon meet to elect a new Pope. Typically the conclave begins 15 to 20 days after the pope’s death or resignation. Only ...

The 2013 papal conclave followed the first resignation of a pope in nearly 600 years. Cardinals elected Pope Francis in 2013, in a historically short conclave following Pope Benedict's resignation.