As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the ...

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Members of St. Monica Catholic Church discussed their views just ahead of the start of the conclave of cardinals tasked with electing a new pope.

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Sixteen days after Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to vote ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

The Room of Tears is just a few feet away from the Sistine Chapel, where the monumental decision of the papal election is ...

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The only women the men choosing the next pope will see are ‘nuns tidying their rooms’, protesters say as they call for more female priests.

The Catholic Church has entered a pivotal moment in its history as 133 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel to ...