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When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

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Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

The cardinals have met in 12 general congregations, but they still do not know each other well and there are no clear ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...