The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

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

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

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

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

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

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

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

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...