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For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.
The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...
Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...
Sunday marked the end of a formal mourning period in the Catholic Church for Pope Francis, who died April 21 after 12 years ...
As the Vatican prepares for a conclave to choose a new pope, American Catholics share their hopes and concerns for the Church ...
Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...
The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—is set to begin on May 7, and will see 133 cardinals gather to vote.