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

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

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

Pope Francis was laid to rest this weekend. The funeral was packed with world leaders, including President Donald Trump.

A date has been set for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, the Vatican announced early Monday.

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

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

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced yesterday, a week after the death of Pope Francis.

On Capitol Hill, the race is on to translate the budget blueprint lawmakers passed before recess into actual legislation, and ...

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 ...

On Monday, the Vatican confirmed that Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the ...