That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

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

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.