The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

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

Interest might ebb and flow depending on the person who fills the role, but the kingly complexion of the papacy itself continues to hold enduring intrigue.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you ...

ROME -- The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday.

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

Cardinals under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

As Catholics worldwide await the conclave’s choice of Pope Francis’s successor, Diocese of Grand Rapids Bishop David ...

The College of Cardinals that will elect a new pope includes members from far-flung corners of the globe whom Francis named ...

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

The last two conclaves — held in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict XVI and in 2013 to elect Pope Francis — lasted two days. Before conclave begins on May 7, the cardinal electors will participate in a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

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