"Conclave is packed with unexpected twists and its final reveal is one viewers will never see coming, an increasingly rare ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...

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Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope once again slept well during the night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and was resting ...

During these meetings, the cardinals will discuss the needs and challenges facing the Catholic Church around the world and prepare for the upcoming election of a new pope, known as a conclave.

What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...

The conclave, the process of electing a new ... The Pope is the head of state and Roman Catholic Church and is considered a unifying political and religious correspondent to Catholics all around ...

Following the death or resignation of a pope, the Catholic Church elects a new pope through an election by cardinals who meet in a conclave Pope Francis remained hospitalized Wednesday ...