Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis.

It is a conclave of superlatives. More Catholic Church cardinals will move into the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on May 7 than for any papal election to date: 133 cardinals are expected. It will then be closed-door deliberations until they reach a majority in favor of a single choice for the new pope.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his brief meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican a week ago was the best that the two men have had together.

KYIV >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed air defence systems and sanctions on Russia with Donald Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican, in what he called the best meeting the two had ever had.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said his meeting with Donald Trump at the Vatican was the “most substantive” conversation the two have had so far. The pair reportedly covered a wide range of topics, from Russian sanctions to a proposed 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow,