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

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 ...

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

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 conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

Trump, who has identified himself as a “non-denominational Christian," has long counted Christians, especially evangelical ...

For decades, the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests was covered up by the Church. - 'Our shame' - When Francis took ...

For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix ...

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

In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of ...