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When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
Cardinals will start the process to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church Wednesday when the conclave begins in ...
A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...
The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where throngs of ...
From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...
About 250,000 people attended the funeral service for Pope Francis on Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican ... was transported through the city in an open-topped popemobile ...
Potential successors come from all over the world and range from moderate to deeply conservative on LGBTQ+ issues.