The papal conclave is scheduled to begin on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel, located in the Apostolic Palace, or Papal Palace, at the Vatican. This follows the traditional nine-day mourning period ...

The conclave process involves a gathering of Catholic Church cardinals, who are senior advisers to the pope (based in the Vatican or around the world), under age 80.

CBC News is in Rome, where cardinals — many chosen by Pope Francis — are about to be sequestered until the conclave ends and a new pope is elected to represent the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

The first papal conclave in the Sistine Chapel, held in 1492, elected a Spaniard to serve as Alexander VI. The first conclave was established in the 12th century. Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

When will the papal conclave begin? The Vatican set the conclave start date as Wednesday, May 7. Under church rules, it must start 15 to 20 days after a pope's death; Francis died on April 21 ...

The papal conclave that took place in May 1605 is remembered for having the only recorded case of serious injury as a result of a fist fight between cardinals.

The last conclave to last more than a week was in 1831, when Pope Gregory XVI was elected after 51 days of voting. Advertisement Here’s a breakdown of how the length of conclaves has changed in ...

This week on “,” Zac and Ashley chat with Christopher White about his new book, ‘Pope Leo XVI: Inside the Conclave and the ...

Since being elected by the papal conclave, Pope Leo has not spoken much about his views on LGBTQ issues. HARRISBURG, Pa. — ...

In celebration of Pope’s Day 2025, the Manila Cathedral will host a special exhibit featuring Cardinal Jose Advincula’s ...

In “Conclave,” which is based on a 2016 Robert Harris novel, Fiennes plays a cardinal tasked with selecting a new pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates, ...

Robert Harris, 68, was formally made a CBE by Charles for services to literature in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday ...