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

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

After a week of global mourning for Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88, the pope's funeral will be celebrated on ...

Visitors have been barred from the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave of cardinals will vote to elect the next pope.

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral for Pope Francis ...

The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world leaders to rub shoulders at a fraught time for international diplomacy.

Pope Francis' funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him ...

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

Here is everything about the secretive Papal Conclave, including the date, electors, procedure, and possible candidates.

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...