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

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

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

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

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

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

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

By Philip Pullella and Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to ...

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

Vatican officials say the conclave to begin the process of finding Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7 amid ...

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

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