Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

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

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus on people who are marginalized and against war.

The cardinals present in Rome have agreed to begin the conclave on May 7th, 2025. They made the decision at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican’s Synod Hall. The ...

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

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the ...

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

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

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...