Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

After a nine-day mourning period, cardinals will gather to choose the next leader of the Catholic Church. View on euronews ...

The decision is made through a time-honored process known as the conclave, an election conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Conclaves are held only when ...

Selecting a pope as part of the conclave is considered a cardinal's highest duty. Those who do so are known as cardinal electors. Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY, April 22 (Reuters ... with some criticising the dazzling colours as too bright. * The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484.