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

Visitors have been barred from the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave of cardinals will vote to elect the next pope.

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

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

So far there are few clues as to who the cardinals might choose, though some oddsmakers have backed Francis' number two, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The conclave to elect the new pope will kick off next week as the Roman Catholic Church enters its first whole week without a ...

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new pope ...

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