VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Cardinals gather Wednesday in Rome’s Sistine Chapel to elect the successor of Pope Francis. Euroverify debunks false theories ...

A total of 133 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80, are eligible to vote in this conclave — the highest number in ...

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

Cardinals attend final Mass at St Peter's Basilica before electing next pope - The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

Chaput may assert the pope was "inadequate to the real issues," but the truth is that Francis was challenging to those more ...

While the next pope is almost certainly well-known already in Vatican City, the rest of the world should prepare to be ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision since 1914.

The duration of the conclave is determined by how the cardinal electors reach the required two thirds of the votes or 89 ...

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With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, ...