VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

This Wednesday the 133 cardinals will celebrate the first vote. Today the conclave begins to choose the successor of Pope ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in April 2025, and many will now wonder who will succeed him in the Vatican ...

It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...

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Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The world is waiting to see who will replace Pope Francis, and Newsweek reveals when you can expect to see smoke signals.