The death of Pope Francis Monday at the age of 88 has set into motion the process of selecting a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, a ritual that has remained largely unchanged for centuries.

Al Pacino met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday, becoming the first movie star to get an audience with the first U.S. Pope.

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’ death at age 88.. Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie Conclave, which is about a papal election ...