Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

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

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

Just days after the world said goodbye to Pope Francis, the Vatican announced that the conclave to elect a new pope will ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a ...

The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals has agreed to begin a conclave May 7 to elect the next pope, per the Vatican.

Vatican officials say the conclave to begin the process of finding Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7 amid ...

The reign of Pope Francis is over, and as the Catholic Church mourns his death, it is also looking to the future. On Monday — ...