A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

Robert Harris, the author of the novel that inspired the 2024 film Conclave, has said that the process to elect a new pope is the closest thing to a real-life version of the deception game show The ...

Most internal promotions don’t get this much attention. Most job selection processes don’t have centuries of history behind them — and few, if any, have a special name. But then, most job selections ...

Ralph Fiennes recently reacted to the revelation that Pope Leo XIV watched his 2024 political thriller Conclave. The latter reportedly did so before entering the real-life papal election earlier this ...

After his death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Cardinal Secretary of Vatican City, put a seal in place on the papal apartments until a new pope was selected That day came on May 8, when Pope Leo XIV ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own ...

Kukah emphasised that, unlike in African political systems, the papacy does not bring geopolitical benefits to the pope’s home country. The phrase ‘emi lokan’, meaning ‘it is my turn' in Yoruba, was ...

(RNS) — Whether mainline Protestant warmth toward the new pope is a result of convergence on social justice issues or pride in the fact that he is American, or because the election of a new pope is ...

A new book reveals Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, may have initially hesitated to accept the papacy. The biography follows Prevost’s journey from his Chicago-area roots and ultimately to the ...

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died Monday at 88 at his papal residence. The pope's last public appearance was at St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, less than 24 hours before his death. Now ...