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No pope named as black smoke rises on papal conclave's first day: May 7 recap
Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...
Conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor begins. Here's how the new pontiff will be chosen.
Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...
What to know on the second day of the conclave to elect the next pope
Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.
Papal conclave: All cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome
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Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new pope already has started over drinks and dinner in Rome
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
Pope's brothers travel to Rome, expect to head to ‘special place' with Leo
John Prevost, one of the older brothers of Pope Leo XIV, said he briefly spoke with the pope to inform him they were headed ...
This conclave to choose a new pope was short -- but not the shortest ever
It’s hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...
Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision, identifies AI as challenge for humanity
Leo told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s ...