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The most surreal papal election process took place between 1268 and 1271. The man chosen wasn’t even a cardinal and wasn’t ...
The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7, when cardinals gather to elect the next pope. Here's how to watch coverage in the ...
Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.
It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...
The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.
He eased rules on annulments and remarriage within the church and allowed priests to bless same-sex marriages. Some Catholics ...
First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...