The late pontiff was known as a Pope for the People. Many experts and scholars say his successor must be someone who ...

The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the former bishop of San Diego, is part of a highly secretive conclave that will select the new pope ...

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

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

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the papal election.

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...