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Secretive conclave to elect next pope set to begin on Wednesday
The Vatican released new images showing the inside of the Sistine Chapel, ready for 133 cardinal electors to gather for the highly secret meeting to choose a new pope. The cardinals will take a vow of secrecy and be cut off from the world until two-thirds of electors agree on a new pope.
Conclave: How a new pope is chosen
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI following the death of Pope John Paul II. The new leader of the Catholic Church was elected after four ballots of the papal conclave. The late Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was one of 115 cardinals who took part.
Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.
The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...
The conclave to elect the next pope is opening soon. A new CBS News poll indicates most U.S. Catholics would like to see ...
When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...
Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...
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Although Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...
Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.
Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...
Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...
The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will ...
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