The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix ...

On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...

ROME -- The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday.

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Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

The date was decided after cardinals met behind closed doors for the first time since Pope Francis' funeral. CBS News New ...

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

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.