Clerics taking part in a conclave take a vow not to communicate with the outside world and surrender their phones and all other communication devices during proceedings.

Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of ...

A new pope has been chosen. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church, USA TODAY reports. He will take the papal name Leo XIV. White smoke ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

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 including Elena ...