When 130 cardinals gather in Rome to elect a new pope, intrigue and politics aren't very far behind, writes Dan Slevin.

Pope Francis has been in a serious condition since being admitted to the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome on February 14.

As Pope Francis, who is 88 years old, continues to battle health issues, the question of what will happen next for the ...

White smoke is released upon the election of a pope, and the famous Latin phrase “Habemus Papam,” which translates to “We have a Pope,” is used to proclaim the new pope. The 2013 papal ...

With uncertainty on Pope Francis's health, a list of cardinals emerged ready to succeed him. The Catholic Church has an ...

The traditional Latin phrase “Habemus Papam,” which translates to "We have a Pope," is used to announce the election of a new pope. A pope may resign in exceptional circumstances. However ...

When a pope is elected, white smoke is released, and the new pontiff is announced with the historic Latin words: “Habemus Papam”, which means “We have a Pope”.

As of this writing on Feb. 24, 2025, Pope Francis is still alive, and we are pretty much all the better for it. That said, the Associated Press reported over the weekend that the pontiff was in ...

The process of selecting a new pope has remained largely unchanged for the past 800 years. Known as the Papal Conclave, this system will once again be used when the time comes to choose Pope Francis' ...

The senior cardinal deacon then announces "habemus papam" - "we have a pope" - before he steps out. However long it takes for a candidate to get two-thirds of the vote. Four rounds of balloting are ...