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

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 ...

While a pope can be elected on the first vote it has not happened in centuries. The last three conclaves, held in 2013, 2005 ...

The conclave will last until there has been a two-thirds majority vote for the next pope. Just one vote will be held on May 7 ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date to enter a secret conclave and elect the next ...

Regardless, the ceremonies will begin on Wednesday, May 7. See how it works: From secret ballots to white smoke, here's how the papal conclave will elect a new pope USA TODAY will stream coverage ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...