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

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

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

Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, ...