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

The best time to be in St. Peter’s Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

The Sistine Chapel is now closed to the public ahead of the papal conclave that will select the next pope after the death of ...

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

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

The conclave system to elect popes is a complex machine perfected over centuries of history and liturgical tradition. It is ...

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...

The conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin on Wednesday May 7, 2025, following the conclusion of the Novemdiales Masses ...