Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.
Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
Mourning, Transition, and the Election of a New PopeThe death of a pope marks the beginning of a solemn and deeply symbolic ...
Speculation over the pope’s potential successor is grinding into fifth gear even as Francis still lives, but cardinals are ...
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.
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