Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by journalists eager for hints of whether any consensus is building around the election of a successor.

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date to enter a secret conclave and elect the next leader of the global Church.

Foreign Correspondent Maggie Rulli and Colleen Dulle, an associate editor at America magazine, joins ABC News Live to discuss the ancient ritual of selecting a pope.

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

After a nine-day mourning period, cardinals will gather to choose the next leader of the Catholic Church. View on euronews

President Donald Trump said Sunday he views his Ukrainian counterpart Volodomyr Zelensky as “calmer” and more interested in reaching a peace accord following their sit-down inside the Vatican this weekend.

The US president says he fears the Russian leader is "tapping me along" given Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, while attending Pope Francis funeral at the Vatican, participated in a "very productive" meeting, the White House said Saturday.