There were 135 cardinals aged under 80 when Francis died and are thereby eligible to take part in the conclave, but it is not ...

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The conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin on Wednesday May 7, 2025, following the conclusion of the Novemdiales Masses ...

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

The Vatican has announced the date of the conclave to elect a new pope. According to Reuters, it will begin on May 7.

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