What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced yesterday, a week after the death of Pope Francis.

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

The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...

On Monday, the Vatican confirmed that Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the ...

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

According to the Holy See, over 100 cardinal electors participated and renewed their oath of secrecy prescribed by the ...

On Capitol Hill, the race is on to translate the budget blueprint lawmakers passed before recess into actual legislation, and ...