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

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

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

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

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people flocked to the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore to catch a brief glimpse of Pope ...

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

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...

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

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...