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

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

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

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

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

Pope Francis wore vestments labeling his institutional preeminence in the Roman Catholic religion. Far more significantly, ...

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, cardinals will convene in Rome to elect his ...