Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church will begin a process virtually unchanged in 800 years to select its new leader. The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ ...

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A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years. The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ and is a ...

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In an operation that has been virtually unchanged for 800 years, 133 cardinals will gather in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to start multiple rounds of voting and discussion to select who among them ...

Robert Harris, the author of the novel that inspired the 2024 film Conclave, has said that the process to elect a new pope is the closest thing to a real-life version of the deception game show The ...

Edward Berger’s “Conclave” had a 283% spike in streaming viewership in the 24 hours after Pope Francis died, according to data from Luminate. NBC Universal, Inc. As the Vatican prepares for the ...

A seagull perched to view the ongoing conclave. The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The livestream of the historic event, which began in the early morning ...

- Ahead of the conclave, the cardinal electors -- those aged under 80 -- move into the Santa Marta guesthouse inside the Vatican, where they will stay for the duration, vowing not to communicate with ...

Cardinals stand in prayer inside the Sistine Chapel after they entered the conclave area for electing the successor of late John Paul I, Oct. 14, 1978. (AP Photo/Pool, File) When the 115 cardinal ...

The conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI will start next Tuesday, March 12th. Papal spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, made the announcement this afternoon with a brief ...