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 ...

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

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death ...

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

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

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

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

The College of Cardinals, clad in their red cassocks, solemnly processed towards the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s awe ...