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The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.
Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope began checking into two Vatican hotels.
Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...
Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...
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African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...
The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...
Edward Pentin, a Vatican expert and the author of The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates, said: “Five or six years ...