VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one ...

The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world leaders to rub shoulders at a fraught time for international diplomacy.

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

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.