About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

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

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

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

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