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At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...
In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.
This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...
The Church’s future could lie in a conservative continent that has not raised up a supreme pontiff in some 1,500 years.
Pope Francis' coffin will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for public ...
Pope Francis's funeral is on Saturday, and now's the time to familiarize yourself with a few Catholic terms and phrases that ...
According to the Holy See, 71 countries have elector cardinals. There are 17 American cardinals, but only 10 are eligible to ...
Any baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected pope, including archbishops like Boston's current Archbishop Richard Henning ...