The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

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

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

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.

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

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

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

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

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