Lisa Lim decodes the Latin terms that will pepper the coming conclave of cardinals in Vatican City to elect a successor to ...

Allegations of stacking the deck would certainly have ensued had Pope Francis been anything but a popular religious leader who by right is an absolute monarch when it comes to the affairs of the ...

With representation from more than 50 countries, the college of cardinals has the most global composition than ever before.

In order to avoid continued outside interference, Pope Gregory X in the 13th century adopted a new procedure: the conclave. Cardinals would remain in a locked location – from the Latin cum clave, ...