The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

The late pontiff was known as a Pope for the People. Many experts and scholars say his successor must be someone who ...

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced yesterday, a week after the death of Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

In a meeting to prepare for the election of a successor to Pope Francis, in a conclave starting May 7, cardinals outlined ...

On Monday, the Vatican confirmed that Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...