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

The conclave could have opened as early as May 5 or 6, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to speak in more informal ...

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

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

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

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 on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

The world has said its last goodbyes to Pope Francis. The Argentinian-born pope was buried on Saturday in front of thousands ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

World: To validly elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority of the electors present is required. If the total number of ...