The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

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

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 ...

In a meeting to prepare for the election of a successor to Pope Francis, in a conclave starting May 7, cardinals outlined ...

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

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

Millions visit the Sistine Chapel every year - making it the second most visited museum in the world - but it will now ...

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 ...