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

More than 100 Catholic cardinals at the Sistine Chapel are gathering on Wednesday, May 7. Watch the livestream here.

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88. Fans of ...

The conclave begins today, Wednesday, May 7. A conclave must start 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. Pope ...

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 ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

From the longest and shortest elections to the origin of the required vow of secrecy, here are some facts about the centuries ...

The first day of the papal conclave to elect the 267th Pope has concluded, and no final decision has been made. At around 9 p ...

Ahead of the conclave process to elect Pope Francis’s successor on 7 May ... in St Peter’s Basilica on 1 May (Getty) During the voting process, which takes place in the Sistine chapel ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.