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Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.
After black smoke appeared on the first day of the conclave, the search for Pope Francis's successor continues. The 133 ...
The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted ...
Nuns don’t have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders gathered in ...
Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.
Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.
Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...
In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, ...
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
According to Politico, the 2024 thriller has been a “helpful research tool” for clerics to learn about how the process works.