The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, ...

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

It's time for papal predictions, but prediction markets and AI models aren't landing on the same name. Who's accurately ...

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

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

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

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 ...