The conclave typically begins 15 to 20 days after a papal vacancy occurs, and while some last only days, the longest has ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

At least 15 days after the death of the pope and not more than 20, the cardinals meet in the morning to celebrate the ...

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

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

Visitors have been barred from the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave of cardinals will vote to elect the next pope.

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

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