For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes next, Geoff Bennett spoke with special correspondent Malcolm Brabant. The death of a pope and the ...

With a conclave to select a new pope typically not taking place for two to three weeks after a pontiff's passing, several weeks can go by without a pope leading the Roman Catholic Church.

This process is called a conclave, and it is how the Roman Catholic Church chooses its next pope after a previous pope dies or retires. Here’s what you need to know about the process.