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

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

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

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

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

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

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

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

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

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