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

This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

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

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

It's time for papal predictions, but prediction markets and AI models aren't landing on the same name. Who's accurately ...

The attention of the church now turns decisively to the question of Francis’ successor and the preparations for the conclave ...

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

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the conclave.

The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...