Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...

Francis focused too much on the weaknesses of Western capitalism. Matt Malone is former editor in chief of America: The ...

Plus, the Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged as officials continue to assess the impact of ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Before the closed-door conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals have gathered in the Vatican for a final ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

While the next pope is almost certainly well-known already in Vatican City, the rest of the world should prepare to be ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...