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

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The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

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

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

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the conclave.

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.

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

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