The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

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

Signs of crisis were everywhere: declining Mass attendance, large-scale conversations with evangelical Christian groups. The stream of scandals torpedoed the reputation of countless priests and ...

The Vatican has announced that the Papal Conclave to elect the next Pope will begin on May 7. The date was decided during a ...

The holding of a papal conclave on May 7 could set the scene for a return to relevance — and maybe even glory — for some of ...

Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on May 7. A ...

The start date of the conclave to elect the new pope has been set for Wednesday, May 7. Here's what to look for as cardinals prepare to elect the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.