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

The closed-door meeting will begin in the Sistine Chapel and will involve some 135 cardinals from across the world.

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday as world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners descended upon the Vatican ...

The Holy See Press Office announced on Monday that the conclave to elect a new Pope will begin on May 7. “The Cardinals ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will begin on May 7, the Vatican has announced.

Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely.

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, a Vatican source told CNN.

Greg Burke, a former spokesperson for Pope Francis, joins 'MediaBuzz' from the Vatican to discuss his experience working for ...

The conclave will gather to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.