So-called "Princes of the Church" under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the ...

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in ...

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 ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

“Pope Francis was a shining witness of a Church that bends with tenderness towards those who are wounded and heals with the ...

VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

Cardinals set May 7 as start date for Conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor amid reform vs. tradition debate.

Pope Francis’ final journey from St Peter’s by road to the smaller church of Santa Maria Maggiore represented the two poles ...

David described the conclave as a “sacred moment” driven by prayer, humility, and the collective discernment of the Church's ...