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Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian ...
The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...
The Papal conclave 2025 to elect the next pope will be held on Wednesday, May 7. The next pope is chosen by the cardinals ...
Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church will now elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in ...
Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
White smoke curled from a chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 7:06 p.m. on March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of ...
Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.