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There is no formal time limit for cardinals to elect a pope. Past papal selections have lasted from a few hours to three ...
Crowds were gathered in their tens of thousands in St Peter's Square in Vatican City for the first vote of conclave.
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
A conclave of as many as 250 Catholic cardinals at the Vatican produced black smoke, indicating no result, following the ...
"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...
Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...
Conclave watching turns out to be a perfect aperitivo activity. Caffè Centrale on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of ...