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The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...
Some have watched it in the cinema,” one cleric involved said, adding that the movie accurately portrays how the conclave ...
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...
Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...
Vatican City — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled ...
Born in Chicago in 1955, Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American pontiff. Let’s take a look at his papal name and ...
The cardinals, who broke for lunch and will reconvene this afternoon, are expected to continue casting ballots at the Vatican ...
Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...
People wait for the smoke billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first ...