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Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.
The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...
Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...
While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...
Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...
The College of Cardinals confirmed that 135 members are eligible to participate in the conclave, the Vatican announced, and ...
Catholic cardinals have acknowledged the definitive word is still out about the Vatican trial that convicted Cardinal Angelo ...
Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...