After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.

Once Pope Francis' funeral is finished, all eyes will turn to the process of determining a new pontiff known as the conclave.

Papal experts have lauded the Oscar-nominated film as one of the more accurate depictions of the closed-door Vatican ...

If a two-thirds majority has been reached, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel. After each round of ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

Pope Francis died Monday after 12 years as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... a gathering of the Church's current 135 Cardinal Electors who are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel to ...

This process is called a conclave, and it is how the Roman Catholic Church chooses its next pope ... This select group of cardinals are locked inside the Sistine Chapel, cut off from all ...