About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican ...

This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

Most of the funeral will be celebrated in Latin, and there will be incense and hymns and Gregorian chants. Attended by dozens ...

The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...