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

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

Visitors have been barred from the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave of cardinals will vote to elect the next pope.

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.

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