The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

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

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, officials have confirmed when and where the conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church will take place.

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

In a meeting to prepare for the election of a successor to Pope Francis, in a conclave starting May 7, cardinals outlined ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...