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

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

So far there are few clues as to who the cardinals might choose, though some oddsmakers have backed Francis' number two, ...

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The conclave to elect the new pope will kick off next week as the Roman Catholic Church enters its first whole week without a ...

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

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