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Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis last month at the age of 88 set off grief and mourning around the world ...

It cautions: “He who enters a conclave as a pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” The race to succeed Francis, who died last month, is seen as wide open. Although a few names have been cited as ...

Update: American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new pope and took the name Leo XIV — the first pope in history from the United States. Pope Francis' death on April 21, the day ...

The College of Cardinals, the Church's most senior officials, are gathered in Rome to choose the successor of Pope Francis. While in theory any baptised Roman Catholic man can be elected pope ...

Cardinals from around the world must gather for the conclave in which Francis’ successor is selected. It typically takes between two and three weeks for a pope to be chosen, though it can ...

The secret meeting to elect the leader of the world’s Catholics following the death of Pope Francis begins later on Wednesday (May 7.) There’s an old turn of phrase in Rome: “After a fat pop ...