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The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...
That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...
This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...
When eagle-eyed viewers noticed a similarity between one of the cardinals and a "Sopranos" character, it turned out there was ...
Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...
By the year 1550, ravioli, whole chickens and pies were some of the foods banned from being eaten in a conclave, as they were ...
Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...
The students of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy who earlier this week held a mock conclave were overjoyed Thursday when ...
It’s hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...
Cardinals of the Catholic Church ended the conclave and chose a new pope. Here's what to know about Pope Leo XIV.