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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 ...
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials. The conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel, behind sealed doors.
The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is ...
Using smoke to communicate to the public whether a new pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church. Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from a ...
In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also ...
Angels and Demons,' 'The New Pope' and 'The Two Popes' all feature stories about the head of the Catholic Church.