Tourists to Vatican are being shut out of the Sistine Chapel for the foreseeable future after the death of Pope Francis, ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced on Monday that the conclave to choose the next pope will begin on ...

The conclave will begin on May 7, the Vatican said. When the voting cardinals reach a two-thirds majority for a candidate, the next pope is confirmed.

Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, ...

The conclave could have opened as early as May 5 or 6, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to speak in more informal ...

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

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

Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely.

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.