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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.