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What to Know About the Conclave to Choose Pope Francis’ Successor
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...
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 ...
Priest references 'Conclave' film when talking about American pope
Father Brian, a priest visiting Rome from the United States, references the movie "Conclave" while talking about the previous ...
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.
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 ...
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A new pope is chosen: A look back on the jostling for the papacy and the conclave’s history
Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...
As the Conclave Concludes, Catholicism Is at a Crossroads
The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.
The first U.S. pope? Rome reacts to a once impossible scenario
After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square at they got their first glimpse of ...