Hundreds of thousands of mourners were gathering at the Vatican to honor the life of Pope Francis on Saturday morning. But ...

The vote was delayed for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they ...

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

The election process for a new pope is expected to be closely watched, with speculation about potential candidates and the ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

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

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

A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

The ancient process for selecting a new leader for the Catholic Church is shrouded in secrecy, but a look at the people who ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for the conclave to select a successor to Pope Francis, who passed away earlier this month, ...

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...