The ancient process for selecting a new leader for the Catholic Church is shrouded in secrecy, but a look at the people who ...

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

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

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 ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of ...

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

Cardinals will convene on May 7th to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church following Pope Francis's funeral.

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

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

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