Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

The election of a new pope starts today, with cardinals from around the world set to begin the process of voting. Many people ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually ...

Cardinals arrive in St. Peter's Basilica to attend a mass on the seventh of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, at ...

The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

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Some 133 Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 at 88.

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 ...

Flares were set off by the Women's Ordination Conference calling for women's equality in the Catholic church and in protest at the male-only conclave. 'While the world may be waiting for white or ...