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

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...

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

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

The cardinals were invited to visit the pope's tomb and pray vespers, which was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, ...

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

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...