The voting to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave, has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of ...

With the 2025 conclave set to start next week, here's a few facts and drama to know about the centuries old ritual.

Rich in secrecy, suspense and the potential to alter history, the conclave process by which popes have been elected has obvious dramatic appeal for film.

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

A snapshot of the papacies of the 11 modern popes that preceded Pope Francis, from Pope Benedict XVI to Blessed Pope Pius IX.

This reforming pope, renowned for his sanctity, helped solidify the Council of Trent’s legacy and left a visible mark on the papacy itself.

In September 1964, Pope Paul VI, in a gesture of goodwill toward the ... In 1460, the Despot of Morea, Thomas Palaiologos, gave them to Pope Pius II. Their return to Patras in the 20th century ...