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The papacy has traditionally been held by cardinals, but exceptions exist. Historical trivia surrounding papal conclaves ...
Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had ...
Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...
The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...
The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be ...
After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...
On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...
As cardinals prepare to enter the Sistine Chapel in a few days to elect a new pope, they are engaged in intense discussions ...
The cardinals will gather for the conclave starting May 7. Special TV broadcasts are planned for the start of the papal ...