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The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...
How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...
Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...
This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...
Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.
Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...
That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...