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What to Know About the Conclave to Choose Pope Francis’ Successor
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...
Priest references 'Conclave' film when talking about American pope
Father Brian, a priest visiting Rome from the United States, references the movie "Conclave" while talking about the previous ...
Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new pope already has started over drinks and dinner in Rome
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
As the Conclave Concludes, Catholicism Is at a Crossroads
The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.
The first U.S. pope? Rome reacts to a once impossible scenario
After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square at they got their first glimpse of ...
What time does the conclave start? See the schedule
The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...
Americans visiting Rome describe what they want in next pope
The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who ...
The conclave to select a new pope has begun
The Catholic Church has begun the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope Francis ...