The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

This city is less touristy than Lisbon and Porto.

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Alongside an estimated 250,000 people, several SoCal natives participated in a rare moment that united the global Church in ...

It is typically absurd to think of an American as pope. But in this conclave, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who has spent ...

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Nestled in the heart of the Italian capital, whose hills bear silent witness to the most decadent customs throughout the ages ...

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The papal conclave, a historic ritual for electing new popes, is rich with interesting facts. From the longest conclave lasting nearly three years to the shortest completed within hours, the ...

It will take at least 89 cardinals to elect Pope Francis's successor. That's the two-thirds supermajority of the 133 men who ...

While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.