The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

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

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Cardinals arriving for the first day of informal meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates ...

The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at ...

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

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...