A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

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 ...

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

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

The conclave to elect the new pope will kick off next week as the Roman Catholic Church enters its first whole week without a ...

At 76, Cardinal Angelo Becciu is under the age limit of 80 and technically eligible to vote, but the Vatican’s official ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...