The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be locked up,” ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

It's a centuries-old tradition that takes place in the Sistine Chapel — the famous hall decorated with the art of ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

As a result of Francis’ expansion of the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, all that is certain about the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

The death of Pope Francis has brought a rise in viewership of last month’s best picture nominee “Conclave,” a drama that ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...