Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

The Vatican says the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7. The date was chief on the agenda of ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before ...

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

The Conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor will start on May 7, Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said Monday.

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

Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on May 7. A ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, cardinals will convene in Rome to elect his ...