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

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

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

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

A conclave to elect a new pope will begin on May 7, the Vatican announced. How long will it take for a decision to be reached ...

The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no certainty about who or what comes next. Rather than reflexively corralling ...

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals.The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

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