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

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

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

The conclave, held to select a new pope, will begin in nine days. The College of Cardinals — the cardinals within the ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis as it was opened for public viewing Sunday. He was buried in the ...

"He always kept a low profile. He was a very serious person,” Ana Maria Belmonte tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest over the weekend in Rome, after a funeral mass in Vatican City. As millions watched the ...

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

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...