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

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced yesterday, a week after the death of Pope Francis.

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

The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...

On Monday, the Vatican confirmed that Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the conclave.

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...