Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...

The "conclave kids" at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago got a big surprise on Thursday. The students recently took a memorable trip to Rome to meet Pope Leo XIV himself, and CBS News ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

“Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a ...

The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City Wednesday.

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, more than 1 billion Catholics around the world wait with baited breath for the white smoke to emit from the Sistine Chapel, ...

The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City Wednesday. The grade schoolers traveled to Rome Monday to attend ...

From the longest and shortest elections to the origin of the required vow of secrecy, here are some facts about the centuries-old process. NBC Universal, Inc. Here are some facts about conclaves past, ...