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 ...

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

He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before ...

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

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

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