The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.

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

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 ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday.

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...