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When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...
The next pope is unlikely to hail from the U.S., but here are three possible outliers who could be a factor when the College of Cardinals convenes on Wednesday.
African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.
With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...
Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.
What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...
On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...
Bets on real-world events are becoming more common, and putting down some money on who will become the Catholic Church’s next ...