A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

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

Cardinals will convene on May 7th to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church following Pope Francis's funeral.

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

The Vatican says the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7. The date was chief on the agenda of ...

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

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...