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The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...
Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...
With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...
Already, “Conclave” appears to be the most relevant movie of the year, whether by coincidence or providence. The inner workings of Vatican affairs now have a spotlight unlike we’ve ever seen in pop ...
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.
The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no ...
Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not ...