The conclave will take place in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that will remain closed to visitors ...

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

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

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

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

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

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 decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

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