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The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...
Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
A chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will signal the election of a new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.
Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...
In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...
Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...