Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

World: To validly elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority of the electors present is required. If the total number of ...

The Vatican has announced when the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin following the death of Pope Francis. Funeral ...

President Donald Trump, who attended alongside the Slovenian-born first lady, donned a signature blue suit. Start the day ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

The date was decided two days after the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on April 21 aged 88. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus on people who are marginalized and against war.

Catholic cardinals have set May 7 as the starting date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, delaying the ...

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

“Pope Francis was a shining witness of a Church that bends with tenderness towards those who are wounded and heals with the ...