Cardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said. The closed-door meeting ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

Vatican officials say the conclave to begin the process of finding Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7 amid ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle are considered top contenders, according to The Associated ...

Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on May 7. A ...

The Vatican says the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7. The date was chief on the agenda of ...

The age limit for electors was introduced by Pope Paul VI in the 1970s and was confirmed by Pope John Paul II’s 1996 ...

The start date of the conclave to elect the new pope has been set for Wednesday, May 7. Here's what to look for as cardinals prepare to elect the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

Listen to the first episode of a new daily podcast series by America magazine’s editors on the ground in Rome covering the ...

The holding of a papal conclave on May 7 could set the scene for a return to relevance — and maybe even glory — for some of ...

Fifteen cardinals taking part in the upcoming conclave are 79 years old — some making it under the cutoff just weeks before ...