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Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...
About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...
A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.
The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.
Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church ...
With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...
This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 53 cardinals from Europe, 23 from Asia, 37 ...
The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...