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

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

As cardinals meet in Rome ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope, a Peruvian cardinal accused of sexual abuse and whose ...

Photos of Pope Francis’ final resting place have been shared following his funeral. Francis, who led the Catholic Church for ...

Before becoming the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis led an astonishing life, far from the gilded walls of the ...

The conclave, held to select a new pope, will begin in nine days. The College of Cardinals — the cardinals within the ...

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