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 ...

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

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

A conclave to elect a new pope, which will include the former archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as a voter, ...

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

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

Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of ...

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

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

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