Over 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head ...

A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the ...

They may start selecting Pope Francis’ successor as early as May 5. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to begin preparations for the conclave, during which Catholic cardinals from around ...

The conclave will gather to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.

The papal conclave, the solemn and secretive process in which cardinals convene to elect a successor to Pope Francis, is to ...

VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting ...