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

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

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

As the conclave approaches, history teaches us that papal politics are anything but predictable.

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

Cardinals set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting so they ...

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

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

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

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

MoorhouseRome (CNN) — Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...