'Will we soon have a new pope': Birmingham residents honor papal conclave

'Will we soon have a new pope': Birmingham residents honor papal conclave

The Catholic Church will soon begin the process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope Francis

How the Catholic Church Will Choose a New Pope

White smoke will soon rise again from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new era of leadership in the Catholic Church - but first, there must be prayers, meetings and a highly secretive conclave.

Conclave: Inside the time-honoured secret election to choose the next leader of Catholic Church

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years.

Who will be the next pope? A ‘conclave’ will decide

An inside look at the "conclave", the secret assembly of cardinals that chooses who will lead the Catholic Church.

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The day arrived. From 11.30 a.m. Argentina will begin this Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel a historic conclave that will have to elect the new Pope, the successor of Francis. A total of 133 cardinals, under 80 years of age, will participate in an assembly that is brief, according to Vaticanists. It is a conclave that will define the future of the Catholic Church for the next decade, after a pontificate of 12 years that “revolved” the curia and c…