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The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...
Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...
The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.
One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...
Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known ...