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As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where throngs of ...
A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...
From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...
Outside St. Peter’s Basilica, thousands of people lined up for hours, some waiting in the cold twilight of Thursday morning ...
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.
Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children ...