VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday.

The conclave will gather to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.

Pope Francis's tomb unveiled at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, with a white rose placed on it, under a single ...

Over 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head ...

ROME and LONDON -- The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday.

The papal conclave, the solemn and secretive process in which cardinals convene to elect a successor to Pope Francis, is to ...

Rome will once again be the capital of the world for a day, as top leaders gather for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday ...

The Conclave to elect the new Pope will take place after the novendiales. Following the massive funeral of Pope Francis, ...

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people flocked to the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore to catch a brief glimpse of Pope ...