A papal conclave, the event through which a new pope is elected, is a complicated process which has evolved dramatically over ...

If the smoke is white, however, the world's 1.2 billion ... will announce the words "Habemus Papam" (Latin for "We have a pope") and introduce the new pope by his chosen papal name.

You see them, heads close together, chatting quietly, in their favourite restaurants in Rome. It might be Velando, close to ...

Only cardinals below the age of 80 have a vote ... outside is informed that a pope has been elected when the chimney above the Sistine Chapel billows out white smoke. “Conclave” works hard ...