Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

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A curious paradox has emerged since the death of Pope Francis two weeks ago. At a moment in time when sophisticated Western Europe has never ...

The entire Catholic world is buzzing after the election of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old former Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...

ABRUZZO - Abruzzo symbolically embraces Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, the first American Pontiff in history. The ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names through the centuries are inextricably ...

At 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, cardinal-electors proceeded into the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican to begin the sacred and secretive task of electing a new pope. Behind the chapel’s closed doors, 133 ...

The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1 .

Modern-day conclaves are steeped in mystery: cardinal electors swear an oath of secrecy – and so do the cooks, drivers, ...

The Prophecy of Popes, a Latin-based legend, claims there will not be a 113th Pope, causing conspiracy theorists to believe ...

In a handful of hours, the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Francis will begin. Here we explore the history ...

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...